Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Update November 29

4:45pm. Just talked to Patient. Exercised today and attempted to eat a tuna fish sandwich for lunch, but only ate a few bites because it "didn't taste right." Says that there are still lingering side effects of the discontinued medication. Other than that, patient sounded well and was able to carry on a conversation without any hesitation. No experiences today of hearing voices.

Patient slept ok last night - no nightmare and took 1mg melatonin before bed. Patient had breakfast (raisin bran and soymilk without dizziness) & supplements today before 10:30 AM. Spoke clearly and quick thinking.

4PM conversation with Patient responded great, excited, happy. Asked patient about playtime activities when Patient was 10 years old, there was no delay in recalling the memory.


A study published Nov 28 2006 suggests that an area of the brain has been found to have shorter pathways in SZ patients. http://www.annals-general-psychiatry.com/content/5/1/19

The PDF of the study, which you may find on the link above, has diagrams and MRI information.

--gjh