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Case 27 - Rapidly Progressive Behavioral Changes and Cognitive Symptoms in a 29-Year-Old Woman

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 January 2021

Pedro Rosa-Neto
Affiliation:
McGill University, Montréal
Serge Gauthier
Affiliation:
McGill University, Montréal
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A 29-year-old woman was referred to a community hospital. She was accompanied by her parents. They reported that behavioral and personality changes had been present for 3 days. The patient suddenly had started to speak almost incomprehensibly. She also had become obtrusive and impulsive. In addition, she had talked to imaginary people and introduced herself as another person. The physicians at the hospital described her as an aggressive person with incoherent thinking, pathological crying, and hallucinations. No focal neurological signs were observed. With suspected schizophrenic psychosis, the patient was transferred to a psychiatric department.

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Case Studies in Dementia
Common and Uncommon Presentations
, pp. 120 - 123
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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