Hi
Thankyou so much for your input. She is not on any meds and she is sleeping 12 to 14 hrs a day she is so fatigued. The poor thing has energy fo rnothing. She isnt to depressed but mainly from not feeling well. The first 2 years she has had alot of dizziness spells which dr confirmed is not coming from inner ear from a VNG test and isnt vertigo. She then developed the most awful stiff neck that she currentl has. Her migraines she takes medicines only when episode begins. But the latest stage of personality changes is the most worrisome for her young age. She feels like she doesnt recognize anyone or herself like a mild dementia and her walking and movement seem normal just shes weak from her foggy feelings. I dont know ho wlong a movement didorder takes to present itself. I thought the movement problem usually begins first then it affects cognition not the reverse/ We have a movement specialist appointment and hope he can give us some insight. She is so young to deal with these symptoms and was always a healthy child. Thankyou I will look into juvenile onsets as well.
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Originally Posted by momto5
Hi. I'm sorry to hear about all of your daughter's problems. I know there are muscles in the neck that can cause blurry vision and dizziness, and some simple neck stretches may help with those symptoms. The other symptoms are complicated.
Parkinson's can cause depression. On Web M.D., it says that depression is often the first symptom of Parkinson's disease for a year or two before any other symptoms. Parkinson's can also cause hallucinations. Your daughter is young, but she could have juvenile onset (usually between 20-40 years old) Parkinson's.
Is she taking any kind of medication? Some medication can cause dementia-like symptoms. So can sleep deprivation, if she's not been tested for sleeping problems (apnea, etc.). Sleep deprivation can cause hallucinations and difficulty with memory and thinking.
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