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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2020-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2020.1787810 |