Open AccessAffective symptoms in progressive supranuclear palsy
Author(s) -
K S Shaji,
KS Jyothi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of geriatric mental health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2395-3322
pISSN - 2348-9995
DOI - 10.4103/2348-9995.152433
Subject(s) - progressive supranuclear palsy , depression (economics) , disease , motor symptoms , cognition , cognitive impairment , medicine , parkinson's disease , psychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychiatry , pathology , economics , macroeconomics
Progressive supranuclear palsy is an unusual neurodegenerative disorder, which superficially resembles Parkinson′s disease, and the initial manifestations are characterized by depression, akinesia and mild cognitive impairment. The motor symptoms often appear later. Here we describe a case in whom affective symptoms predated the onset of other symptoms