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Dementia associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

MDA Zain ,
SL Varma ,
BM Selladurai ,
HS Sharma  and
AS Dharap
MDA Zain
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medical Sciences, University Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia
SL Varma
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medical Sciences, University Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia
BM Selladurai
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery (Neuro Unit), School of Medical Sciences, University Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia
HS Sharma
Affiliation:
Department of ENT, School of Medical Sciences, University Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia
AS Dharap
Affiliation:
Department of Aratomy, School of Medical Sciences, University Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia
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Summary

A 56 year-old man who presented with symptoms and signs of dementia was later diagnosed as having nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Keywords

dementianasopharyngeal carcinoma
Type
Case report
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , 1994 , pp. 53 - 54
Copyright
Copyright © Elsevier, Paris 1994

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