| Title | Delusions and hallucinations in frontotemporal dementia: a clinicopathologic case report. | | Author(s) | Tartaglia MC, Kertesz A, Ang LC | | Institution | Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, Division of Neurology, St Joseph's Hospital, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada. mtartagl@uwo.ca | | Source | Cogn Behav Neurol 2008 Jun; 21(2):107-10. | | Abstract | BACKGROUND: Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is associated with marked behavior changes, but hallucinations and delusions are rare.
OBJECTIVE: To report a case of FTD with early and persistent delusions, including de Clerambault syndrome.
DESIGN: We describe the clinical, neuroradiologic, and neuropathologic findings of a 76-year-old woman with an 11-year course of FTD with bizarre delusions and hallucinations.
RESULTS: The patient's autopsy examination of the brain revealed pathology consistent with frontotemporal lobar degeneration with ubiquitin-positive and transactive response (TAR)-DNA-binding protein-43-positive inclusions and hippocampal sclerosis.
CONCLUSIONS: Delusions and hallucinations can occur in proven frontotemporal pathology. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 18541988 |
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