[en] The early differential diagnosis of frontal lobe dementia is particularly difficult because changes of personality or behaviour overwhelm intellectual and cognitive impairments. We report the case of a patient presenting with paranoid personality disorder who refused to collaborate in neuropsychological testing. Initial functional imaging showed frontal hypometabolism that served as an early marker of frontal lobe dysfunction.
Disciplines :
Neurology
Author, co-author :
Salmon, Eric ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Centre de Recherches du Cyclotron - Département des sciences cliniques > Neuroimagerie des troubles de la mémoire et révalid. cogn.
Degueldre, Christian ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Centre de recherches du cyclotron
Franco, Gianni ; Hopital de Dinant > Departement de Neurologie > Département des sciences cliniques
Franck, Georges ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Relations académiques et scientifiques (Médecine)
Language :
English
Title :
Frontal lobe dementia presenting as personality disorder
Publication date :
June 1996
Journal title :
Acta Neurologica Belgica
ISSN :
0300-9009
eISSN :
2240-2993
Publisher :
Acta Medica Belgica, Brussels, Belgium
Volume :
96
Issue :
2
Pages :
130-134
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique [BE] Fonds Divry
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