Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Masquerading as Catatonia
Joint Authors
Alakkas, Aljoharah
Meyer, Aaron
Debbold, Eric
Yagudayeva, Raisa
Bui, Jonathan
Source
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-09-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A 35-year-old woman with a history of sexual trauma was brought in by her family for further evaluation of depressive symptoms and progressive decline in activities of daily living.
She was admitted to the inpatient psychiatric unit for the treatment of suspected catatonia.
After failure to respond to standard medical treatment, she received an extensive workup, which ultimately revealed a PSEN1 mutation consistent with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease.
Diagnosis was challenging because of her young age, lack of reliable family history, and reports of recent sexual abuse by her biological father.
This case is a cautionary reminder for clinicians that end stages of dementia can present similar to catatonia with mutism, lack of spontaneous movement, and refusal to eat.
The clues to the diagnosis were profound cortical atrophy and lack of improvement with optimal medical management.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Alakkas, Aljoharah& Meyer, Aaron& Debbold, Eric& Yagudayeva, Raisa& Bui, Jonathan. 2020. Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Masquerading as Catatonia. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148873
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Alakkas, Aljoharah…[et al.]. Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Masquerading as Catatonia. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148873
American Medical Association (AMA)
Alakkas, Aljoharah& Meyer, Aaron& Debbold, Eric& Yagudayeva, Raisa& Bui, Jonathan. Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Masquerading as Catatonia. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148873
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1148873