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Case 18 - “Too Young to Be Here”

from Part 4 - Failure of Pattern Recognition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 November 2020

Keith Josephs ,
Federico Rodriguez-Porcel ,
Rhonna Shatz ,
Daniel Weintraub  and
Alberto Espay
By
Dr. Marcelo Kauffman ,
Dr. Sergio Rodriguez Quiroga  and
Buenos Aires Argentina
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 29-year-old right-handed woman, diagnosed with schizophrenia at age 21 years, presented with a 3-year history of cognitive decline. Her earliest difficulty was focusing when studying, followed by forgetfulness, both of which affected her performance as a medical student. She ultimately dropped out from school. At the third year of symptoms, her family described her as being disorganized and impulsive. These changes were accompanied by progressive dysarthria and imbalance, with occasional falls.

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Common Pitfalls in Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology
A Case-Based Approach
 , pp. 57 - 61
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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