Hallucinating Spiders?!
Question:
Hallucinating Spiders?
This is completely serious so only informative answers please. My fiancee's grandmother's health is declining and lately she has experienced hallucinations. Most of the time she sees spiders, and when she steps on them blue sparks fly out of them which are their babies. She's constantly making a stepping motion as if to squash them and is constantly rubbing furniture as if to brush them away. I know it sounds like something out of a Sci Fi movie, but I've researched it online with no success and her doctor's do not have an answer to this mysterious ailment. Has anyone ever heard of this?
Again, it is strange, but serious answers or comments please.
Answers:
She needs a different doctor. This sounds like dementia. Patients suffering from dementia have all sorts of hallucinations. Have her examined by a neurologist. Brain scans will show abnormal changes and swelling in the brain that can cause these types of hallucinations. Medication is helpful so please don't wait.