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- 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
- 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
- Case 36 “I Have Snored All My Life and It Never Affected My Work”
- Case 37 Starting Early
- Case 38 “I Have Been Taking the Same Medications for Years”
- Case 39 Cognitive Impairment and Blood Pressure Fluctuations
- Case 40 Corticobasal: The Syndrome versus the Pathology
- Part 9 Missing Radiographic Clues
- Part 10 Management Misadventures
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Case 36 - “I Have Snored All My Life and It Never Affected My Work”
from Part 8 - Attributing Findings to a Known or Suspected Disorder
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
- 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
- Case 36 “I Have Snored All My Life and It Never Affected My Work”
- Case 37 Starting Early
- Case 38 “I Have Been Taking the Same Medications for Years”
- Case 39 Cognitive Impairment and Blood Pressure Fluctuations
- Case 40 Corticobasal: The Syndrome versus the Pathology
- Part 9 Missing Radiographic Clues
- Part 10 Management Misadventures
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Summary
This 61-year-old right-handed man presented with a 3-year history of worsening memory and slowness in thinking. Working as an accountant, he first noticed his ability to process information quickly had diminished, particularly when performing calculations. Multitasking had also become more challenging. More recently, he became forgetful and more often relied on making notes, uncharacteristic for him. He reported he would eventually remember things, but usually needed a hint to do so. He did not experience any changes in language or visuospatial abilities. He denied depression, but acknowledged feeling tired most of the day, despite sleeping nine hours at night and napping for one hour on the weekends. He reported a 20-year history of polysomnogram (PSG)-confirmed obstructive sleep apnea (apnea-hypopnea index of 35, consistent with severe sleep apnea), but had not used a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine. His current medication regimen included aspirin, enalapril, and metformin. Other than obesity, his general physical examination was unremarkable.
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- Common Pitfalls in Cognitive and Behavioral NeurologyA Case-Based Approach, pp. 113 - 114Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020