Book contents
- Common Pitfalls in Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology
- Common Pitfalls in Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Diseases Discussed in the Book
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Part 1 Missing the Diagnosis Altogether
- Part 2 Misidentifying the Impaired Cognitive Domain
- Part 3 Missing Important Clues in the History
- Case 11 The Stroke of Clarity
- Case 12 Losing One’s Mind without Knowing?
- Case 13 The Disease Has Caught Up with Her
- Case 14 Recognizing the Right Signs of Memory Impairment
- Case 15 Talking about Family Matters
- Part 4 Failure of Pattern Recognition
- Part 5 Difficult-to-Characterize Cognitive/Behavioral Disorders
- Part 6 Clinical Findings That Are Subtle
- Part 7 Misinterpreting Test Results
- Part 8 Attributing Findings to a Known or Suspected Disorder
- Part 9 Missing Radiographic Clues
- Part 10 Management Misadventures
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Case 15 - Talking about Family Matters
from Part 3 - Missing Important Clues in the History
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 November 2020
- Common Pitfalls in Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology
- Common Pitfalls in Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Diseases Discussed in the Book
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Part 1 Missing the Diagnosis Altogether
- Part 2 Misidentifying the Impaired Cognitive Domain
- Part 3 Missing Important Clues in the History
- Case 11 The Stroke of Clarity
- Case 12 Losing One’s Mind without Knowing?
- Case 13 The Disease Has Caught Up with Her
- Case 14 Recognizing the Right Signs of Memory Impairment
- Case 15 Talking about Family Matters
- Part 4 Failure of Pattern Recognition
- Part 5 Difficult-to-Characterize Cognitive/Behavioral Disorders
- Part 6 Clinical Findings That Are Subtle
- Part 7 Misinterpreting Test Results
- Part 8 Attributing Findings to a Known or Suspected Disorder
- Part 9 Missing Radiographic Clues
- Part 10 Management Misadventures
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Summary
This 58-year-old right-handed man presented with a 3-year history of personality changes and imbalance. His family first noticed he was more withdrawn from social activities and seemed to care less about his appearance. In addition, he was not as affectionate as before and would often make inappropriate comments (e.g., telling people they were overweight). After a recent death in the family, he did not seem to be emotionally affected. More recently, he became more disorganized, which affected his work performance. His gait slowed, and he started to fall frequently. Despite all these changes, he did not seem to be bothered by his symptoms. On neurological examination, he exhibited a resting tremor of the left leg as well as symmetric bradykinesia and upward vertical gaze limitation. His gait was mildly wide-based and unstable, with quick turning (Video 15.1). When asked about family history of neurological disease, he reported his father recently died with Parkinson disease. In addition, out of his five siblings, two older brothers had been diagnosed with dementia and a younger sister with late-onset schizophrenia. His neuropsychological evaluation revealed prominent deficits in executive function, including response inhibition (i.e., ability to suppress inappropriate responses), fluency (i.e., producing words in a limited amount of time), and set-shifting (i.e., switching between different tasks).
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Common Pitfalls in Cognitive and Behavioral NeurologyA Case-Based Approach, pp. 45 - 48Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020