[Luvhealth222]

If anyone can help I greatly appreciate it. My daughter a previous healthy strong vibrant girl started complaining of sudden symptoms she is know 26 and they started when she was 24.
For the past 2 years sudden symptoms she begun and continued to progress and decline with no firm diagnosis. It began with severe fatigue and slight depression suddenly for no reason or change in lifestyle pace. She the complained she started to feel stiffened and slowed movements with troubleintiating movements. Thenstiffness hit her neck and was worse than any stiff neck she ever had during a flu. This lasted for 1 year and half. The drs did blood work extensively including Lyme disease and autoimmune diseases like lupus or MS and MRI of brain neck and spine and ct scans with contrast but all were normal.
Then her vision started to get blurry which she wasn't alarmed because She has had migraine history with vision auras that are genetic from her fathers side but never caused her more then pain during episodesand vision loss. But these vision changes were more doubling with heavy weakened eyelids that were difficult to keep open and focusing problems, this forced her to take a leave from her career. Then the last stage currently was neurological symptoms thatnhave changed her persinality and seems mild dementia is beginning. Having trouble with memory, slowly getting confused in familiar places and struggling to recognize people and objects she is complaining severly about. The drs have reassess and redid the MRI if brain neck and spine and EEG with more blood work and a nueropsch test for memory with reasoning questions, She scored average which to me wasn't impressive for a honor graduate in from ivey league college. She has severe bouts with dizziness making walking very hard because she is very off balance and can't stand straight for long. She has just had a VNG test which the dr said has confirmed dizziness from her brain not her ears or eyes.
I really don't know where to go from here she is now having psychosis it seems. Shes having hallucinations and keeps sayins she doesn't feel real, and having sever nightmares. Her speech is becoming off and personality very isolated. This is a completely different girl and I'm very worried, some type of medical illness the drs have diagnosed yet is causing sever psychosis. We have a movement disorder dr we are going to next and dont know where to go from there. Her career thatnshe worked so hard for took has a huge loss. She has never traveled out of country and need advice on how to get answers from this point. *I'm so confused and discouraged. It seems to have begun with physical symptoms and has developed into deteriorating neurological symptoms. Could a movement disorder cause dementia so young? Thanks

[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.

[Luvhealth222]

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.

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.

[Luvhealth222]

Hi Thankyou so much for your input. She is currently on no medication only for episodes of migraines. As for sleep deprivation she is very fatigued and groogy sleeping 10 to 12 hrs minimual daily. So shes getting more then normal required. I have heard of jevunile parkisons disease but I thought movement sympotoms begin then cognition can be affected. When I research parkisons dementia is questionable about being linked. She didnt begin with depression but has developed it from not feeling well, which would get anyone down especially a young girl dealing with these symptoms. I will research more Juvenile parkisons. She doesnt show to many movement problems with walking and tremors or shaking it seems her symptoms started with nuerological which seems reversed course.We have appointment with movement specialist and hope to get more insight. Thankyou so much for any information its appreciated. Will keep posted.

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.