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- Common Pitfalls in Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology
- Common Pitfalls in Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Diseases Discussed in the Book
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Part 1 Missing the Diagnosis Altogether
- Part 2 Misidentifying the Impaired Cognitive Domain
- Part 3 Missing Important Clues in the History
- Part 4 Failure of Pattern Recognition
- Part 5 Difficult-to-Characterize Cognitive/Behavioral Disorders
- Part 6 Clinical Findings That Are Subtle
- Part 7 Misinterpreting Test Results
- Part 8 Attributing Findings to a Known or Suspected Disorder
- Part 9 Missing Radiographic Clues
- Case 41 Another Case of Vascular Cognitive Impairment?
- Case 42 Pseudoatrophic Pattern in Hydrocephalus
- Case 43 Parkinsonism, Ataxia, and Cognitive Impairment after Radiation Therapy
- Case 44 It’s Not Alzheimer Disease; Now What?
- Case 45 Getting the Full Picture
- Part 10 Management Misadventures
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Case 41 - Another Case of Vascular Cognitive Impairment?
from Part 9 - Missing Radiographic Clues
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 November 2020
- Common Pitfalls in Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology
- Common Pitfalls in Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Diseases Discussed in the Book
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Part 1 Missing the Diagnosis Altogether
- Part 2 Misidentifying the Impaired Cognitive Domain
- Part 3 Missing Important Clues in the History
- Part 4 Failure of Pattern Recognition
- Part 5 Difficult-to-Characterize Cognitive/Behavioral Disorders
- Part 6 Clinical Findings That Are Subtle
- Part 7 Misinterpreting Test Results
- Part 8 Attributing Findings to a Known or Suspected Disorder
- Part 9 Missing Radiographic Clues
- Case 41 Another Case of Vascular Cognitive Impairment?
- Case 42 Pseudoatrophic Pattern in Hydrocephalus
- Case 43 Parkinsonism, Ataxia, and Cognitive Impairment after Radiation Therapy
- Case 44 It’s Not Alzheimer Disease; Now What?
- Case 45 Getting the Full Picture
- Part 10 Management Misadventures
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Summary
This 52-year-old right-handed female presented with a 10-year history of cognitive decline, heralded by difficulty concentrating, along with mild depression and anxiety. Despite improvement of her mood with antidepressant medication, her ability to focus continued to deteriorate. Within a few years, she exhibited difficulty with multitasking, affecting her performance at work as a petrographer. She could still manage her basic activities of daily living, but they demanded more effort than before. Relevant medical history included migraines with aura and hypertension, which had been under good control for the past eight years. She was taking bupropion 450 mg and amlodipine 5 mg daily. Her family history was relevant for stroke in her mother in fifties and migraine in her mother and sister. The neurological examination was remarkable for brisk reflexes and difficulties with tandem gait. Neuropsychological evaluation revealed impairment of executive abilities, including processing speed, task switching and working memory, as well as impairments in memory encoding and retrieval. Brain MRI showed extensive, symmetric, white matter changes (Figure 41.1).
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- Common Pitfalls in Cognitive and Behavioral NeurologyA Case-Based Approach, pp. 129 - 132Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020