My Father (M-57) suffered from a Subarachnoid Hemorrhage due to an ACOM Aneurysm on the 7th of June 2021.
He was discharged from the Hospital on 29th of June 2021. Since then, he has been going through a lot of Confabulations, Anger and Confusion.
It has been 12 days since we have come home. He has recovered physically but cognitively, it is not done. He frequently says that his Mother in Law (dead since a year) was travelling with her in a Taxi yesterday, or his brother is in the next room (He lives 2000 KMs away). He does not see them like a delusion but mostly suffers from confusion and confabulation. He invents his past. When challenged, he goes on a rage.
Second thing is he frequently confuses me (his only son) for someone else. He once accused me of being an imposter who was faking the identity of his son since I looked like him. At other times, he confuses me for one of his brothers. However, at some other time, he seems to be able to remember that I am his only son. This is an everyday affair where he says that where is the other guy who looks and speaks like you. I have to end up convincing him everytime that it is me. This ordeal The by night only to start again the next evening.
The Neurologists say that he might get better with time. The Neuropsychologist administered him the ACE R Test where he scored 92. The cutoff for normal people was 88. Therefore he said that my Dad is pretty normal and said that he needs no cognitive therapy. The rehabilitation doctor has diagnosed him with Mild Dementia and has started him on a memory drug (does not seem to be working).
Has anyone suffered similar ? The doctors say he will get better with time but for some reason I see no hope.