Affective symptoms in progressive supranuclear palsy

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 a...

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Main Authors: K S Shaji, K S Jyothi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Geriatric Mental Health
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Online Access:http://www.jgmh.org/article.asp?issn=2348-9995;year=2014;volume=1;issue=2;spage=110;epage=111;aulast=Shaji
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spelling doaj-8db6ae5064b04f3a8c1a0b0615bb20c82020-11-24T22:50:43ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Geriatric Mental Health2348-99952395-33222014-01-011211011110.4103/2348-9995.152433Affective symptoms in progressive supranuclear palsyK S ShajiK S JyothiProgressive 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.http://www.jgmh.org/article.asp?issn=2348-9995;year=2014;volume=1;issue=2;spage=110;epage=111;aulast=ShajiDepressive disordersprogressive supranuclear palsyParkinsonian disorders
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author K S Shaji
K S Jyothi
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K S Jyothi
Affective symptoms in progressive supranuclear palsy
Journal of Geriatric Mental Health
Depressive disorders
progressive supranuclear palsy
Parkinsonian disorders
author_facet K S Shaji
K S Jyothi
author_sort K S Shaji
title Affective symptoms in progressive supranuclear palsy
title_short Affective symptoms in progressive supranuclear palsy
title_full Affective symptoms in progressive supranuclear palsy
title_fullStr Affective symptoms in progressive supranuclear palsy
title_full_unstemmed Affective symptoms in progressive supranuclear palsy
title_sort affective symptoms in progressive supranuclear palsy
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Journal of Geriatric Mental Health
issn 2348-9995
2395-3322
publishDate 2014-01-01
description 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.
topic Depressive disorders
progressive supranuclear palsy
Parkinsonian disorders
url http://www.jgmh.org/article.asp?issn=2348-9995;year=2014;volume=1;issue=2;spage=110;epage=111;aulast=Shaji
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