- Author:
Hyun Jeong HAN
1
;
Hyeyun KIM
;
Jong Ho PARK
;
Hyung Woo SHIN
;
Go Un KIM
;
Dong Sun KIM
;
Eun Ja LEE
;
Hwa Eun OH
;
Seung Hye PARK
;
Yun Jung KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: frontotemporal dementia; parkinsonism; progressive supranuclear palsy
- MeSH: Dihydroergotamine; Female; Frontotemporal Dementia; Gait; Humans; Middle Aged; Parkinsonian Disorders; Phenotype; Population Characteristics; Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive
- From:Journal of Clinical Neurology 2010;6(3):148-151
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: BACKGROUND: The clinical and pathological heterogeneity of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is well established. Even with a well-defined clinical phenotype and a thorough laboratory workup, PSP can be misdiagnosed, especially in its early stages. CASE REPORT: A 52-year-old woman, who we initially diagnosed with a behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia developed parkinsonian features, which then progressed to gait instability and gaze abnormality. CONCLUSIONS: We report herein a pathologically confirmed case of PSP presenting with behavioral changes including agitation and irritability, which eventually led to the cardinal symptoms of progressive supranuclear palsy.