Progressive personality and language changes in a 62-year-old woman

A 62-year-old woman with no known psychiatric illness had a 1.5-year history of progressive personality and language changes, leading to a loss of functional independence. Laboratory results revealed elevated autoimmune antibodies. She did not improve on high-dose steroid therapy and continued to de...

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Published inReviews in neurological diseases Vol. 8; no. 3-4; p. e121
Main Authors Ramos, Vesper Fe Marie Llaneza, Murman, Daniel L, McComb, Rodney D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 2011
Subjects
Disease Progression
Female
Frontotemporal Dementia - complications
Frontotemporal Dementia - diagnosis
Humans
Language Disorders - complications
Language Disorders - diagnosis
Middle Aged
Personality Disorders - complications
Personality Disorders - diagnosis
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Summary:A 62-year-old woman with no known psychiatric illness had a 1.5-year history of progressive personality and language changes, leading to a loss of functional independence. Laboratory results revealed elevated autoimmune antibodies. She did not improve on high-dose steroid therapy and continued to deteriorate to her death, 2.5 years after symptom onset.
ISSN:1949-4378
DOI:10.3909/rind0282a