Frontotemporal dementia as underlying cause of newly altered mental status in a 59-year-old female: a case presentation and literature review

59 y.o. female is evaluated for chronic behavioral abnormalities. We describe the diagnostic approach to cases of altered mental status. Before considering the different possible etiologies including, for example, metabolic, infectious, toxic, hypoxemic, endocrine, or iatrogenic ones, we underline t...

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Main Authors: A. Coraini, M. Basciotta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-09-01
Series:Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2020.1787810