Severe Right Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis Mimicking Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
; : 133-137, 2017.
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in Ko
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ABSTRACT
Many kinds of degenerative, psychiatric, and cerebrovascular diseases can mimic behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia. We present a 73-year-old woman who presented with apathy, inappropriate social behavior, and persecutory delusion. A neuropsychological examination revealed frontal/executive dysfunction with relative sparing of episodic memory. Magnetic resonance imaging and F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography produced normal findings. However, magnetic resonance angiography revealed severe right internal carotid stenosis. After carotid stenting, her behavioral symptoms disappeared and did not recur during an 18-month follow-up.
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Main subject:
Social Behavior
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Behavioral Symptoms
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Carotid Artery, Internal
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Stents
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Cerebrovascular Disorders
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Follow-Up Studies
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Carotid Stenosis
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Magnetic Resonance Angiography
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Delusions
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
Year:
2017
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Article