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Case 9 - A 59-Year-Old Man with Weakness and Personality Changes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 January 2021

Pedro Rosa-Neto
Affiliation:
McGill University, Montréal
Serge Gauthier
Affiliation:
McGill University, Montréal
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Summary

A 59-year-old, right-hand-dominant man presented to the emergency department complaining that he could not move his right foot. Over the past month his right leg had become progressively weaker. He had difficulty climbing stairs and was frequently tripping over his right foot, which had resulted in more than one serious fall. During this period he felt a sensation of muscle tightness and frequent cramps in his right posterior thigh and lower leg.

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Case Studies in Dementia
Common and Uncommon Presentations
, pp. 36 - 43
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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