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Old 07-30-2018, 04:49 PM
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Default Bryant's Health Events and Medical Information

The following two tables contain his health information. The following information lists Bryant's health events

October 2016
Slight dizziness

December 2016
Various locations of nerve pain; Continuous Sleep Paralysis

February 2017
He suffered Vertigo. He fell at the street and couldn’t get up.
He was taken to hospital for checkup and given Vertigo medication, but he was discharged the next day in spite of continuing symptoms.

March through September, 2017
Dizziness increases.
Narcolepsy.
Cataplexy.
Increased confusion and dizziness.

October 2017
Needs to quit work since he no longer remembers and can't focus on programming.
Sleeps most of the day, is only awake for a few hours. Still has Sleep Paralysis, Narcolepsy, and Cataplexy.

October to November 2017
Suffers flu like symptoms, congestion, coughing, chills and fever.

Early December 2017
Very confused so he was admitted to Kaiser for tests.

January 2018
Transported to UCSF for more tests, talks constantly and confusion increased.
He stays awake for several days with barely any sleep.
Experiences Narcolepsy throughout the 2 week stay at UCSF.
Can hardly understand or communicate at all, the talk is just random chatter.
Sometimes he can tell his name and his wife's name when asked.
UCSF in spite of giving every test imaginable, can not find a cause for his progressive neurological condition.

February 2018
Transported back to Kaiser to stabilize mood with medication.
Begins to sleep more, can still talk, but rarely has any coherent communication.
Difficulty walking at times, uses a walker. Has constant fall risk.
Still very confused. At times he can answer his name and his wife's name when asked.

March 2018
Discharged from Kaiser.

March through June 2018
Stays home with his wife, daughter and his in-laws.
Can walk with help, wants to eat constantly, can use bathroom on his own, needs to wear Depends because of his confusion.

June 2018 to present
Fell 4 times in a few days and it is very difficult for him to get up, so he is taken back to Kaiser and in home care taking is no longer possible.
Accepted into Board & Care, a 24-hour care facility.
It is difficult to get him moved from wheelchair to sofa, difficult to get him to walk, needs to wear Depends since it is too hard to know when to take him to pee, and he can’t communicate.
Rarely speaks, mumbles some sounds as if trying to talk sometimes.
Spends most of the day slumped on the sofa.
Significant tremors.
Poor hand coordination
Difficulty moving at all.
Some eye contact.
Mostly silent


The following information contains the dates of his health symptoms, medical diagnoses (all caps), and medicines taken by him.

12/14/2014
Constant double vision. Muscle weakness that causes head to slump forward. Difficulties in swallowing food.
MYASTHENIA GRAVIS
Rituxan
Two times every 6 months

3/16/2017
Started to be unable to focus on work; always felt tired and sleepy; didn’t want to go outside.
GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER
DEPRESSIVE DISORDER
Continued with Rituxan

4/4/2017
Lost hearing in right ear
RIGHT EAR HEARING LOSS
Steroid treatment for 2 weeks was not successful in restoring hearing.

5/10/2017
Had excessive daytime sleepiness; had sleep Paralysis; had
hallucinations
NARCOLEPSY
N/A

10/1/2017
Had chest congestion, had a runny nose, cough often.
FLU/COLD
N/A

12/1/2017

ALTERED MENTAL STATUS
Nuedexta 20 - 10 mg
Trazodone 50 mg
Seroquel 50 mg

12/8/2017
ENCEPHALOPATHY
Nuedexta 20 - 10 mg
Trazodone 50 mg
Seroquel 50 mg

6/5/2018
Risk of fall
MALAISE AND FATIGUE
Nuedexta 20 - 10 mg
Trazodone 50 mg
Seroquel 50 mg

Hope this information will lead to something. Will it be fine if I also post the information in MG forum?

Thanks,
Ray
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