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Case 34 - Concerns about the Future

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 January 2021

By
Sarinporn Manitsirikul ,
Marlee Parsons ,
Monica Shin ,
Andrea L. Benedet ,
Tharick A. Pascoal ,
Mira Chamoun ,
Jean-Paul Soucy ,
Serge Gauthier  and
Pedro Rosa-Neto
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 65-year-old accountant presented to the consultation to investigate whether her memory lapses are the first manifestations of Fahr’s disease. She noticed, during the last few years, a progressive difficulty in accomplishing her tasks at work. She felt tired and described that it takes her more time to prepare her reports as compared to a few years ago. She needs to read her drafts several times in order to ensure her work is complete and accurate. She also described more dependence on her personal notes to remember her tasks such as lists for shopping. During meetings and conversations at work, she described difficulties recalling people’s names. She has started to search for words during conversations. Although inconvenient, the impact of these difficulties on her work remains minimal, and she continues to take good care of her home affairs. Her husband denies that the patient is underperforming at home. She described no difficulties completing her domestic, financial, and personal obligations.

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Case Studies in Dementia
Common and Uncommon Presentations
 , pp. 149 - 152
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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