Frontotemporal dementia as underlying cause of newly altered mental status in a 59-year-old female: a case presentation and literature review
59 y.o. female is evaluated for chronic behavioral abnormalities. We describe the diagnostic approach to cases of altered mental status. Before considering the different possible etiologies including, for example, metabolic, infectious, toxic, hypoxemic, endocrine, or iatrogenic ones, we underline t...
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| description | 59 y.o. female is evaluated for chronic behavioral abnormalities. We describe the diagnostic approach to cases of altered mental status. Before considering the different possible etiologies including, for example, metabolic, infectious, toxic, hypoxemic, endocrine, or iatrogenic ones, we underline the importance of assessing patient’s baseline functional status. Often, in particular in older patients’ population, dementia is the underlying culprit of mentation abnormalities. Through extensive history and with the help of neuroimaging studies, our patient was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d35f3bd6317049788fc45df8f29223a32023-01-03T01:57:38ZengGreater Baltimore Medical CenterJournal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives2000-96662020-09-0110544645110.1080/20009666.2020.17878101787810Frontotemporal dementia as underlying cause of newly altered mental status in a 59-year-old female: a case presentation and literature reviewA. Coraini0M. Basciotta1North Shore Medical Center-Salem HospitalNorth Shore Medical Center-Salem Hospital59 y.o. female is evaluated for chronic behavioral abnormalities. We describe the diagnostic approach to cases of altered mental status. Before considering the different possible etiologies including, for example, metabolic, infectious, toxic, hypoxemic, endocrine, or iatrogenic ones, we underline the importance of assessing patient’s baseline functional status. Often, in particular in older patients’ population, dementia is the underlying culprit of mentation abnormalities. Through extensive history and with the help of neuroimaging studies, our patient was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2020.1787810dementiaaltered mental statusbehaviorfrontotemporal dementia |
| spellingShingle | A. Coraini M. Basciotta Frontotemporal dementia as underlying cause of newly altered mental status in a 59-year-old female: a case presentation and literature review Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives dementia altered mental status behavior frontotemporal dementia |
| title | Frontotemporal dementia as underlying cause of newly altered mental status in a 59-year-old female: a case presentation and literature review |
| title_full | Frontotemporal dementia as underlying cause of newly altered mental status in a 59-year-old female: a case presentation and literature review |
| title_fullStr | Frontotemporal dementia as underlying cause of newly altered mental status in a 59-year-old female: a case presentation and literature review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Frontotemporal dementia as underlying cause of newly altered mental status in a 59-year-old female: a case presentation and literature review |
| title_short | Frontotemporal dementia as underlying cause of newly altered mental status in a 59-year-old female: a case presentation and literature review |
| title_sort | frontotemporal dementia as underlying cause of newly altered mental status in a 59 year old female a case presentation and literature review |
| topic | dementia altered mental status behavior frontotemporal dementia |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2020.1787810 |
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