Major Depressive Disorder Preceding the Onset of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy.
- Author:
Won Hyoung KIM
1
;
Young Soo LEE
;
Seung Ho JUNG
;
Hye Jin CHOI
;
Myung Ji LEE
;
Min Hee KANG
;
Chul Eung KIM
;
Jeong Seop LEE
;
Jae Nam BAE
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon, Korea. jnbae@inha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Progressive supranuclear palsy;
Depression;
Psychiatric symptoms;
Parkinsonian symptoms
- MeSH:
Anhedonia;
Depression;
Depressive Disorder;
Depressive Disorder, Major;
Dysarthria;
Humans;
Masks;
Neurodegenerative Diseases;
Paralysis;
Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive
- From:Psychiatry Investigation
2009;6(2):112-114
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by vertical supranuclear palsy and parkinsonian symptoms. The neuropsychiatric symptoms of PSP include anhedonia, depressed mood and cognitive impairment. Patients with PSP have an increased risk for developing depressive disorders within the next year. However, it is rare to find that major depressive disorder was the antecedent diagnosis of a patient who was later diagnosed with PSP. We present here a patient who suffered from PSP with repetitive falls, a masked face and dysarthria after developing a major depressive disorder.
