Secondary dementia to traumatic brain injury in the frontotemporal region: a case report
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1679-9836.v99i4p394-399Keywords:
Dementia, Diagnosis, Neurocognitive disordersAbstract
Introduction: Dementia is characterized by persistent cognitive impairment which negatively influences the patient’s daily activities and it can be classified as primary or secondary depending on the etiology. Given the diagnostic conflicts in the current medical clinic and due to the various existing dementia subtypes, we describe a case study about a dementia syndrome of uncertain etiology of a presenile age patient. Method: Three outpatient consultations were conducted over a period of four months, with the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA), as well as laboratory and imaging tests to elucidate the case. Case Report: A 47-year-old man with a 3-year history of chronic alcoholism, of smoking, of systemic arterial hypertension and of head trauma in the frontotemporal region in 2006, developed neurocognitive disorders. Discussion: In the evaluation of this demencial syndrome, we proceed with clinical and complementary insvestigation, in search of diagnosis and treatment, which the patient’s historic led to diagnostics hypotheses. Final Remarks: According to the exams results, it was observed impairment of cognitive function, and volumetric reduction of brain mass after the head trauma, and obtained significative improvement after taking Trazodona for 12 months.
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