Rapidly Progressive Dementia: Clue Lies in the Speed of Progression
Dementia is one of the most common neurological manifestations. While degenerative dementia is the commonest form of dementia, various metabolic, toxic, infective, and inflammatory diseases can also present with dementia. It is the course of the disease, speed of the progression, and the presence of...
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| author | Ande Jeevana Sudha Chaturbhuj Rathore Sunil Kumar Gowtham Yeeli |
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| description | Dementia is one of the most common neurological manifestations. While degenerative dementia is the commonest form of dementia, various metabolic, toxic, infective, and inflammatory diseases can also present with dementia. It is the course of the disease, speed of the progression, and the presence of associated features which often give clue to the diagnosis of nondegenerative dementias. Here, we report a case of rapidly progressive dementia in a middle-aged male patient and discuss the various differential diagnoses. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e39f8b4162d34e2fa41cdf711a3cb0e82025-08-20T02:26:37ZengWolters Kluwer – Medknow PublicationsJournal of Integrated Health Sciences2347-64862347-64942021-07-019212512710.4103/jihs.jihs_20_21Rapidly Progressive Dementia: Clue Lies in the Speed of ProgressionAnde Jeevana SudhaChaturbhuj RathoreSunil KumarGowtham YeeliDementia is one of the most common neurological manifestations. While degenerative dementia is the commonest form of dementia, various metabolic, toxic, infective, and inflammatory diseases can also present with dementia. It is the course of the disease, speed of the progression, and the presence of associated features which often give clue to the diagnosis of nondegenerative dementias. Here, we report a case of rapidly progressive dementia in a middle-aged male patient and discuss the various differential diagnoses.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jihs.jihs_20_21dementiaprion diseaserapid progression |
| spellingShingle | Ande Jeevana Sudha Chaturbhuj Rathore Sunil Kumar Gowtham Yeeli Rapidly Progressive Dementia: Clue Lies in the Speed of Progression Journal of Integrated Health Sciences dementia prion disease rapid progression |
| title | Rapidly Progressive Dementia: Clue Lies in the Speed of Progression |
| title_full | Rapidly Progressive Dementia: Clue Lies in the Speed of Progression |
| title_fullStr | Rapidly Progressive Dementia: Clue Lies in the Speed of Progression |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rapidly Progressive Dementia: Clue Lies in the Speed of Progression |
| title_short | Rapidly Progressive Dementia: Clue Lies in the Speed of Progression |
| title_sort | rapidly progressive dementia clue lies in the speed of progression |
| topic | dementia prion disease rapid progression |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jihs.jihs_20_21 |
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