Repository logo
 
Publication

Mirrored-self misidentification in a patient with probable Alzheimer dementia

dc.contributor.authorFernandes, Catarina
dc.contributor.authorTaveira, Isabel
dc.contributor.authorNzwalo, Hipólito
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-23T13:17:49Z
dc.date.available2021-07-23T13:17:49Z
dc.date.issued2021-07
dc.description.abstractA 77-year-old-man who was a retired primary school teacher with probable Alzheimer dementia diagnosed after 2 years of progres sive short-term memory loss and predominant hippocampal atro phy onmagnetic resonance scan of the brain was brought to the out patient neurology clinic by his wife because of persistent ab normal behavior. The caretaker reported that he was frequently puzzled and astonished by his own mirror image. His medical his tory was remarkable for controlled hypertension and type 2 diabe tes. He did not have any personal or family history of psychiatric dis ease. There were no recent changes with the patient’s regular medications (rivastigmine, 9.5 mg daily transdermally; enalapril; and metformin). His wife described him as being a very quiet and relaxed person until the start of restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, when he started with complaints of seeing a strangeman whenever he saw his face reflection in the mirror.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.2142pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn2168-6157
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/16805
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherAmerican Medical Associationpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.titleMirrored-self misidentification in a patient with probable Alzheimer dementiapt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.titleJAMA Neurologypt_PT
person.familyNameNzwalo
person.givenNameHipólito
person.identifier337064
person.identifier.ciencia-id2C1F-E4F3-2C79
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-1502-3534
person.identifier.ridAAG-3931-2020
person.identifier.scopus-author-id36057285600
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT
relation.isAuthorOfPublication287f7d4e-5ad8-4794-b526-c61d32c00446
relation.isAuthorOfPublication.latestForDiscovery287f7d4e-5ad8-4794-b526-c61d32c00446

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Mirrored-Self Misidentification in a Patient With Probable Alzheimer Dementia.pdf
Size:
84.07 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format