Hi, My dad (72 years old) has chronic asthama. Recently he had an attack and was hospitalised. While there he became violently delusional. The doctor attributed it to steriod euphoria. He is home now and the asthama is better but he still has hallucinations and becomes delusional at times. Often gets up in the middle of the night, mumbles gibberish or walks around. He is on Omnacortil 5mg daily and asthalin nebuliser. What could be causing the hallucinations and delusions? What can be done to stop those?
HI, thanks for using Chat Doctor Changes in mental status can occur for different reasons such as: (1)infection(2) a form of dementia(3)abnormal levels of electrolytes e.g. calcium(4)low levels of oxygen(5)stroke He should be assessed. He may need imaging to see if he had any acute changes to the brain and blood tests may also be needed. I hope this helps