| Presenile dementia diagnosed as posterior cortical atrophy. | |
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PMID: 21951958 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Posterior cortical atrophy (PCA) was originally proposed in 1988 based on five cases of dementia presenting characteristic clinical symptoms. The concept of PCA is still not generally accepted. Herein, we present a case of a presenile female with PCA. A 57-year-old woman was brought to the hospital by her older sister. The patient's chief complaints were that she could not drive a car safely and had caused numerous traffic accidents. Construction apraxia and unilateral spatial agnosia were detected by neuropsychological tests. The patient could not write a coherent the letter even though she was well educated. In addition, she demonstrated slight memory disturbance and she needed her sister's support in daily life. Magnetic resonance imaging and single photon emission computed tomography examinations confirmed bilateral posterior atrophy and significant hypoperfusion in the occipital regions. The neuropathological background of PCA remains unclear. Therefore, the concept of PCA should be validated by the accumulation of information from more cases. |
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Ayami Tsunoda; Shuji Iritani; Norio Ozaki |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2011-06-15 |
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Title: Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society Volume: 11 ISSN: 1479-8301 ISO Abbreviation: Psychogeriatrics Publication Date: 2011 Sep |
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Created Date: 2011-09-28 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101230058 Medline TA: Psychogeriatrics Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 171-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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© 2011 The Authors. Psychogeriatrics © 2011 Japanese Psychogeriatric Society. |
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Department of Psychiatry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. |
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