Will someone please explain to me what the hypermotor stage is in Alzheimer's?
Thank you very much!

Well, first I did an internet search, which proved to be quite difficult as there are A LOT of papers on this subject, but non accessable unless I wanted to pay $.

What I did find in bits and pieces was:


Nocturnal hypermotor seizures, suggesting frontal lobe epilepsy
hypermotor seizures appeared only in FLE (don't know what FLE is)
hypermotor and frenetic but stereotyped, often ........


So to ME it's looking like it's Alzheimers induced seizures (not unheard of).

I suggest you go to whoever mentioned this and ask them for a full description (and let us know, I'm intrigued now)

Sorry I can't be of any help ...

Cheers

I've not heard this phrase either...anxious to see what you find out.......p;)

I ******d as well ...came up with similiar results as angel bear:confused:
but it may be quite simple-

"hyper" means excessive as in "hyperactivity"
"motor" could well refer to the bodies motor skills, ie movement
put the two together and you get excessive body movement.
which you would obviously see in a seizure.
but perhaps it is just refering to excessive body movement such as pacing or similiar seen with dementia sufferers.
I will ask my daughter tonight as she is studying behavioural neuroscience
(clever girl!) :)
kind regards,
jo

my daughter has confirmed
the literal interpretation of hypermotor is "excessive movement"
which could apply to a variety of presentations including involuntary spasms, tremors, flailing, or seizure like convulsions.
does this apply to your situation?
kind regards,
Jo

I believe it also includes constant walking or pacing about. Sometimes even when the individual can no longer actually walk, their feet, while sitting, will continue to move in a walking fashion.

Hmmm...even tho I've never heard this particular phrase...the "constant walking about" is a trait I often see in other clients where my Mom is.

Even being in the final stage...I see Mom's little toes keeping the beat to imaginary music.

Clever deduction zonk! It's so strange the many, many different directions this disease takes our loved ones........and us. Pam:confused:

I can relate to this really well. My Mother moves about constantly in her bed. She can no longer walk, she moves from side to side, legs straight up in the air, followed by her arms etc. She has even bruised and torn the skin on her forearms, so much that they had to pad the rails to prevent further damage.

When she could walk, she moved constantly! We attributed it to her checking to *see* if the invisible people were in her home. We could not get her to sit still and relax.

Her doctor recently made changes in her meds to calm all the agitation, and it has helped somewhat. You are correct, this disease can really keep you on your toes with all the twists and turns we have with it! DeeDee