Psychiatric symptoms of progressive supranuclear palsy: A case report and brief review

Subramoniam Madhusoodanan; Victoria Wilkes; Rebecca Preston Campbell; Mark Serper; Ebenezer Kojo Essuman; Ronald Brenner

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Psychiatric symptoms of progressive supranuclear palsy: A case report and brief review

Subramoniam Madhusoodanan, Victoria Wilkes, Rebecca Preston Campbell, Mark Serper, Ebenezer Kojo Essuman, Ronald Brenner

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SUMMARY The diagnosis of early-stage progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) can be very confusing. The psychiatric symptoms associated with neurological and medical conditions including PSP are generally not very typical and lead to diagnostic challenges. The symptoms of PSP include vertical gaze palsy, unsteady gait, falls, dysarthria, dementia, apathy, depression, personality changes, disinhibition and psychotic symptoms. In this article we report a patient who had previous diagnosis of Alzheimer's dementia and mood disorder, and presented with hypersexual behavior and mild cognitive symptoms which on closer examination appeared to be associated with PSP. We emphasize the need for awareness of psychiatric presentations of neurological disorders and the importance of obtaining previous medical records from all clinicians.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	27-32
Number of pages	6
Journal	Neuropsychiatry
Volume	4
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2217/npy.13.81
State	Published - Feb 2014
Externally published	Yes

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