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Case 32 - Left or Right: Which Way to Go?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 January 2021

By
André Aguiar Souza Furtado de Toledo ,
Karoline Carvalho Carmona ,
Leonardo Cruz de Souza  and
Paulo Caramelli
Edited by
Pedro Rosa-Neto  and
Serge Gauthier
Pedro Rosa-Neto
Affiliation:
McGill University, Montréal
Serge Gauthier
Affiliation:
McGill University, Montréal
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Summary

A 73-year-old Brazilian, right-handed man, retired business manager, began having progressively cognitive and behavioral disorders for the past 5 years. His family noticed some behavioral changes, as he presented with great irritability, usage of bad language, profound inhibition, apathy, and unprecedented religious interests (hyper-religiosity). He had no history of hallucinations. During the consultation, the patient recurrently said in a delirious speech that he was a “disgrace,” that he was disturbing his wife and family, and it would be a relief if he died. His conversation was predominantly melancholic and mostly about self-centered themes.

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Case Studies in Dementia
Common and Uncommon Presentations
 , pp. 140 - 144
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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