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P01-372 - Evolution of Semantic Dementia - a Case Report
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 April 2020
Abstract
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Objectives
To report a case of diagnosis and progression of Semantic Dementia.
Methods
Case report data were obtained through three years’ follow-up, review of records, neuropsychological and imagiological studies.
Results
The 66 year old female patient presented with depressive complaints after the loss of her partner. With the remission of the depressive symptoms, the patient kept complaining of “forgetting words”. Her progressive verbal semantic memory impairment through the years and detailed examinations have revealed a naming and comprehension deficit. Scan pattern has shown progression of the left temporal-lobe variant of frontotemporal dementia.
Conclusions
The meagre psychopharmachological approach (SSRI) colud ot avoid the major disturbances in the patient's quality of life. Directive community and social support may be seen as the most powerfull tool available.
- Type
- Dementia / Gerontopshychiatry
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- Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2010
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