Strategic Infarct Dementia after Bilateral Anterior Fornix Infarction
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
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: 406-409, 2007.
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ABSTRACT
Even a single brain infarct can cause dementia when it occurs in functionally critical areas of the brain. A 71- year-old female developed sudden cognitive impairment without any other focal neurologic deficits. A brain MRI revealed a bilateral anterior fornix infarction. Neuropsychological evaluation revealed verbal and visual memory deficits, visuospatial dysfunction, and frontal executive dysfunction. The cognitive impairment did not improve for 3 months and the patient showed impairments in daily activities. We report a patient who demonstrated strategic infarct dementia after a bilateral anterior fornix infarction.
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Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
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Demência Vascular
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Fórnice
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Demência
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Infarto
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Transtornos da Memória
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Manifestações Neurológicas
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Coreano
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Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
Ano de publicação:
2007
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