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- Common Pitfalls in Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology
- Common Pitfalls in Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Diseases Discussed in the Book
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Part 1 Missing the Diagnosis Altogether
- Part 2 Misidentifying the Impaired Cognitive Domain
- Part 3 Missing Important Clues in the History
- Part 4 Failure of Pattern Recognition
- Part 5 Difficult-to-Characterize Cognitive/Behavioral Disorders
- Case 21 Difficulty with Language: When Is It Not Aphasia?
- Case 22 Frontal, Parietal, or Neither?
- Case 23 Cognitive Impairment as an Unexpected Guest
- Case 24 Punch Drunk
- Case 25 Remembering without Knowing
- Part 6 Clinical Findings That Are Subtle
- Part 7 Misinterpreting Test Results
- Part 8 Attributing Findings to a Known or Suspected Disorder
- Part 9 Missing Radiographic Clues
- Part 10 Management Misadventures
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Case 24 - Punch Drunk
from Part 5 - Difficult-to-Characterize Cognitive/Behavioral Disorders
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 November 2020
- Common Pitfalls in Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology
- Common Pitfalls in Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Diseases Discussed in the Book
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Part 1 Missing the Diagnosis Altogether
- Part 2 Misidentifying the Impaired Cognitive Domain
- Part 3 Missing Important Clues in the History
- Part 4 Failure of Pattern Recognition
- Part 5 Difficult-to-Characterize Cognitive/Behavioral Disorders
- Case 21 Difficulty with Language: When Is It Not Aphasia?
- Case 22 Frontal, Parietal, or Neither?
- Case 23 Cognitive Impairment as an Unexpected Guest
- Case 24 Punch Drunk
- Case 25 Remembering without Knowing
- Part 6 Clinical Findings That Are Subtle
- Part 7 Misinterpreting Test Results
- Part 8 Attributing Findings to a Known or Suspected Disorder
- Part 9 Missing Radiographic Clues
- Part 10 Management Misadventures
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Summary
This 55-year-old left-handed man presented with a 5-year history of progressive behavioral and cognitive decline. Initially, his family noticed he was more withdrawn and irritable. The latter worsened to the point where he exhibited bursts of anger over minor issues. A selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant, sertraline, was started and provided moderate benefit. However, over the last two years, he had become distractible, slow in thinking, and increasingly forgetful. These issues affected his performance as an accountant. He had been removed from his responsibilities and assigned to clerical work. He endorsed feeling depressed and anxious. He also complained of a chronic generalized headache, which was moderately relieved by ibuprofen. Before practicing as an accountant, he played rugby professionally for 15 years, retiring at the age of 33. During his career he was knocked unconscious multiple times but reported never having any cognitive or behavioral issues at the time. His father, who also played rugby, was diagnosed with Alzheimer disease at age 65 years.
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- Common Pitfalls in Cognitive and Behavioral NeurologyA Case-Based Approach, pp. 78 - 79Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020