Cognitive impairment and depressive symptoms coexisting in an elderly man
We report a case of a man aged 67 years presenting with recent depressive symptoms and paranoid ideations in addition to 1-year cognitive impairment. He has vascular risk factors and family history of memory loss. An episode of depression 2 decades ago resolved spontaneously but was followed by occu...
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| description | We report a case of a man aged 67 years presenting with recent depressive symptoms and paranoid ideations in addition to 1-year cognitive impairment. He has vascular risk factors and family history of memory loss. An episode of depression 2 decades ago resolved spontaneously but was followed by occupational decline. On mental state examination, he denied having depressed mood, hallucinations or delusions, but there were prominent word-finding difficulties and impaired attention and concentration. |
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| spelling | upm-611352018-10-31T01:43:38Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/61135/ Cognitive impairment and depressive symptoms coexisting in an elderly man Masiran, Ruziana Tze, Nicholas Ping Pang We report a case of a man aged 67 years presenting with recent depressive symptoms and paranoid ideations in addition to 1-year cognitive impairment. He has vascular risk factors and family history of memory loss. An episode of depression 2 decades ago resolved spontaneously but was followed by occupational decline. On mental state examination, he denied having depressed mood, hallucinations or delusions, but there were prominent word-finding difficulties and impaired attention and concentration. BMJ Publishing Group 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/61135/1/Cognitive%20impairment%20and%20depressive%20symptoms%20coexisting%20in%20an%20elderly%20man.pdf Masiran, Ruziana and Tze, Nicholas Ping Pang (2017) Cognitive impairment and depressive symptoms coexisting in an elderly man. BMJ Case Reports. ISSN ESSN: 1757-790X 10.1136/bcr-2016-218267 |
| spellingShingle | Masiran, Ruziana Tze, Nicholas Ping Pang Cognitive impairment and depressive symptoms coexisting in an elderly man |
| title | Cognitive impairment and depressive symptoms coexisting in an elderly man |
| title_full | Cognitive impairment and depressive symptoms coexisting in an elderly man |
| title_fullStr | Cognitive impairment and depressive symptoms coexisting in an elderly man |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cognitive impairment and depressive symptoms coexisting in an elderly man |
| title_short | Cognitive impairment and depressive symptoms coexisting in an elderly man |
| title_sort | cognitive impairment and depressive symptoms coexisting in an elderly man |
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