[Sneddon syndrome: a rare cause of vascular dementia]. / Le syndrome de Sneddon: une cause rare de démence vasculaire.
Rev Neurol (Paris)
; 169(2): 169-72, 2013 Feb.
Article
em Fr
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22763204
ABSTRACT
Few vascular dementias are diagnosed in memory clinic consultations. One type, a rare etiology, Sneddon syndrome, can lead patients to consult for an isolated memory complaint. We report the cases of two patients, aged 63 and 66 years, who presented frontocortical cognitive profile and behavior disorders. Seronegative Sneddon syndrome, complicated with dementia, was diagnosed in each case by noticing an association between, on MRI, an atrophy and several ischemic cerebrovascular accident aftermaths, and a livedo racemosa. Management of vascular risks factors improves the prognosis.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
2_ODS3
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8_ODS3_consumo_sustancias_psicoactivas
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Demência Vascular
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Síndrome de Sneddon
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
Fr
Revista:
Rev Neurol (Paris)
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article