Book contents
- 55 Cases in Neurology
- 55 Cases in Neurology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Section 1 Visual Disturbance
- Section 2 Headache and Pain
- Section 3 Weakness
- Section 4 Behavioural and Language Changes
- Case 29 Emotional Consequences
- Case 30 Covalent Cascade
- Case 31 Progressive Silence
- Case 32 Personality Change
- Case 33 Evolving and Changing Neurology
- Section 5 Confusion
- Section 6 Movement Disturbances
- Section 7 Acute Onset of Neurological Symptoms
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Case 31 - Progressive Silence
from Section 4 - Behavioural and Language Changes
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 July 2023
- 55 Cases in Neurology
- 55 Cases in Neurology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Section 1 Visual Disturbance
- Section 2 Headache and Pain
- Section 3 Weakness
- Section 4 Behavioural and Language Changes
- Case 29 Emotional Consequences
- Case 30 Covalent Cascade
- Case 31 Progressive Silence
- Case 32 Personality Change
- Case 33 Evolving and Changing Neurology
- Section 5 Confusion
- Section 6 Movement Disturbances
- Section 7 Acute Onset of Neurological Symptoms
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Summary
A 63-year-old right-handed female health care worker and driver developed a speech disturbance 12 months prior to assessment. A stammer progressed and word production diminished to single words. She could still understand commands, but sometimes these required repetition. Her family thought her memory was preserved but she was upset when she realised that she had put dog food into a freezer. Her handwriting remained clear. She had usually written in capitals. Although her spelling had never been perfect, she also started to leave out words. Short phrases could be repeated to her daughter but she lost that ability to speak over a few months. Her daughter had not witnessed grammatical errors or obvious omissions of small joining words in her spontaneous speech.
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- 55 Cases in NeurologyCase Histories and Patient Perspectives, pp. 215 - 220Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023