My sister has paranoid schizophrenia.  On July 13, she was admitted to the icu, with anoxic encephalopathy.  After weeks of testing, they do not know what caused it, but do suspect it was related to her new antipsychotic.  After 3 weeks, she started to wake up and began talking, answering questions, asking questions, smiling, laughing -- a miracle, because the docs and nurses thought she would never regain any cognitive abilities.  She still has spasticity in her arms, and feet, but can move her legs wherever she wants to and is working hard to use her hand to scratch her nose among other things.  She still has a lot of rehab to go.  I asked her GP if she should be on an antipsychotic med because she was a severe schizophrenic, and he said that in her state it didn't matter and she didn't need them.  But she is aware.  she hears.  She speaks, albeit not always understandably.  I believe that she is in there but can't make her body do what she wants just yet.  I am very very concerned that she could be suffering from her symptoms without the proper medication, and that this could affect her recovery.  We requested a psych consult because the rehab hospital is giving her geodon on an as needed basis, but no one is addressing pre-existing personality disorder.  The GP said he would get one, but it has been 2 weeks and we can't seem to get him to move on it.  I believe he just doesn't think it is warranted.  Please advise!