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When mania is not mania: a case of frontotemporal dementia
Author(s) -
Prevezanos PanagiotisGeorgios,
Badrakalimuthu Raja,
Eddy Tracey
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
progress in neurology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.19
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1931-227X
pISSN - 1367-7543
DOI - 10.1002/pnp.472
Subject(s) - frontotemporal dementia , mania , neuroimaging , dementia , psychology , psychiatry , bipolar disorder , medicine , cognition , disease , pathology
Imaging is a vital diagnostic tool to help distinguish frontotemporal dementia (FTD) from other neurodegenerative conditions. Here, the authors present the case of a 76‐year‐old man, without a history of mental disorders, suffering acute FTD that was clinically similar to a manic episode. The finding from neuroimaging is described along with the successful pharmacological management of the patient.