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Case 49 - Better Safe than Sorry?

from Part 10 - Management Misadventures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 November 2020

Keith Josephs ,
Federico Rodriguez-Porcel ,
Rhonna Shatz ,
Daniel Weintraub  and
Alberto Espay
Keith Josephs
Affiliation:
Mayo Clinic Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
Federico Rodriguez-Porcel
Affiliation:
Medical University of South Carolina
Rhonna Shatz
Affiliation:
University of Cincinnati
Daniel Weintraub
Affiliation:
University of Pennsylvania
Alberto Espay
Affiliation:
University of Cincinnati
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Summary

This 67-year-old right-handed man presented with a 2-year history of progressive memory decline. He first noticed that he required an increasing number of written reminders at work. However, his performance as an accountant was not affected. At home, his wife started writing grocery lists for him, which she had never done before. He reported difficulty coming up with words and recalling names, particularly if he had recently met the person. He was able to perform all his activities of daily living independently, except for his finances, which his children were now supervising. Under the counsel of his children, he was now considering retirement. His motor examination was unremarkable.

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Common Pitfalls in Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology
A Case-Based Approach
 , pp. 158 - 160
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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