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Frontotemporal dementia and neurocysticercosis: a case report / Demência frontotemporal e neurocisticercose: um relato de caso
Satler, Corina; Maestro, Elza Santos; Tomaz, Carlos.
  • Satler, Corina; Universidade de Brasília. Institute of Biology. Laboratory of Neurosciences and Behavior. Brasília DF. BR
  • Maestro, Elza Santos; Universidade de Brasília. Geriatric Medical Center. Brasília DF. BR
  • Tomaz, Carlos; Universidade de Brasilia. Institute of Biology. Laboratory of Neurosciences and Behavior. Brasília DF. BR
Dement. neuropsychol ; 6(1): 64-69, mar. 2012. ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-621582
ABSTRACT
We report a case of a 67-year-old woman with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and a history of neurocysticercosis. After her retirement she showed progressive behavioral changes and neuropsychiatric symptoms with relative preservation ofcognitive functioning. During the next three years, the patient manifested progressive deterioration of verbal communication gradually evolving to mutism, a hall mark of cases of progressive nonfluent aphasia.
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Caso de uma mulher de 71 anos com demência frontotemporal e historia de neurocisticercose. Após sua aposentadoria ela apresentou progressivas mudanças comportamentais e sintomas neuropsiquiátricos, com relativa preservação do funcionamento cognitivo. Durante os seguintes três anos, a paciente foi desenvolvendo uma deteriorização progressiva da comunicação verbal evoluindo gradualmente a mutismo, marca que descreve um caso de afasia progressiva não fluente.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Neurocysticercosis / Primary Progressive Nonfluent Aphasia / Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration / Neuropsychological Tests Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Dement. neuropsychol Journal subject: NEUROCIENCIAS / Neurology / Psychology / Psychiatry Year: 2012 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade de Brasilia/BR / Universidade de Brasília/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Neurocysticercosis / Primary Progressive Nonfluent Aphasia / Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration / Neuropsychological Tests Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Dement. neuropsychol Journal subject: NEUROCIENCIAS / Neurology / Psychology / Psychiatry Year: 2012 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade de Brasilia/BR / Universidade de Brasília/BR