Alcohol related brain injury

[Guppy26]

Hi,

My 79 year old mum has been in hospital about 7 weeks and it's been a roller coaster to say the least. She has fibrosis of the liver but her fibro scan suggested it was F3 stage. She is 79 years old. Her consultant called me yesterday to say he believes she has alcohol related brain injury, I assume wet brain or Korsakoff syndrome but he didnt give it a name. The symptoms seem similar to dementia, she doesnt have great awareness of where she is and say words that dont fit with what she is saying. She cant look after herself and they are looking for a short term placement in a home before sending her home with nurses to come in a help her each day. I dont live near her so I am limited in what I practically give in terms of hands on help. Does anyone have experience of this type of brain injury, I'm trying to anticipate how long she might last with this. Silly question I know, but doctors never commit to saying anything and I'm not sure if I should be expecting her to recover. Thanks for any insight you might be able to give x

[BritishLiverTrust3 Administrator British Liver Trust]

Dear Guppy26,

If you [are in the UK and] would find it useful to talk things over, our nurse-led helpline is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 3pm on 0800 652 7330 (excluding bank holidays)

Best wishes

British Liver Trust

[Dogbot]

Hi when you see the doctors you must keep asking questions, it’s difficult to remember all the questions you want answered so write a list of all your questions before you go in have a pen and paper ready and as soon as you think of something write it down it does help. Good luck.

Stay safe All

Dogbot 🐶🌈Dave