Hallucinations and sleep loss

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Asked for Female, 75 Years

My mother 75 years diabetic, bedridden for 6 months is unable to to sleep at night gets hallucination of something touching or kept on her. Feels bones poke bed so cant sleep. Sleeps in daytime. On giving more salt in food, fruit juice coconut water became better. Is it related to salt or electrolytes imbalance. Since 2 months she lost lot of weight muscle fat and unable to sit, walk. As diabetes since 2008 and knee problem 2017. Very fearful of change, depressed not opening eyes. But memory is powerful.

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Dr. Arpit Agrawal Neurologist 8 yrs exp Raipur Consult Now · Accepted Answer

Dr. Arpit Agrawal

Neurologist 8 yrs exp Raipur

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Please consult a neurologist and a general physician

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