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Dementia with mood symptoms in a fragile X premutation carrier with the fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome: clinical intervention with donepezil and venlafaxine.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16720793     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The authors present a case of a patient with dementia with mood symptoms and multiple neurological manifestations of fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS). Despite a gradually deteriorating neurological course, he was managed for 2 years with combination therapy of donepezil and venlafaxine, which resulted in improvement and relative stabilization of his psychiatric status. Psychiatrists are hereby alerted to the description of a novel dementia syndrome that may respond to pharmacological intervention commonly used for other dementias.
Authors:
James A Bourgeois; Faraz Farzin; James A Brunberg; Flora Tassone; Paul Hagerman; Lin Zhang; David Hessl; Randi Hagerman
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences     Volume:  18     ISSN:  0895-0172     ISO Abbreviation:  J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci     Publication Date:  2006  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-05-24     Completed Date:  2006-09-28     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8911344     Medline TA:  J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  171-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, Davis, Medical Center, 2230 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento, 95817, USA. james.bourgeois@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation / therapeutic use*
Ataxia / diagnosis,  drug therapy*,  genetics*
Atrophy
Brain / pathology
Cyclohexanols / therapeutic use*
Dementia / diagnosis,  drug therapy*,  genetics*
Dominance, Cerebral / physiology
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Drug Therapy, Combination
Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein / genetics*
Fragile X Syndrome / diagnosis,  drug therapy*,  genetics*
Heterozygote Detection*
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Indans / therapeutic use*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Mental Status Schedule
Mood Disorders / diagnosis,  drug therapy*,  genetics*
Neurologic Examination
Neuropsychological Tests
Nootropic Agents / therapeutic use*
Piperidines / therapeutic use*
Tremor / diagnosis,  drug therapy*,  genetics*
Trinucleotide Repeats
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HD 02274/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; HD 36071/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; NS084294/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; NS435532/NS/NINDS NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation; 0/Cyclohexanols; 0/FMR1 protein, human; 0/Indans; 0/Nootropic Agents; 0/Piperidines; 120011-70-3/donepezil; 139135-51-6/Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein; 93413-69-5/venlafaxine

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