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A case of sporadic Pick disease with onset at 27 years
1Institute of Neurology and the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, England.
Archives of Neurology
|October 16, 1999
Abstract
Background:
Pick disease is an uncommon cause of dementia in middle age, and young-onset cases have rarely been reported.
Setting:
A specialist hospital.
Patient:
Patient with onset of cognitive impairment at the age of 27 years whose cerebral biopsy specimen demonstrated Pick cells and tau-positive Pick bodies.
Conclusion:
Pick disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis of dementia in young adults.