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Delusions and hallucinations in frontotemporal dementia: a clinicopathologic case report
Maria Carmela Tartaglia1, Andrew Kertesz, Lee-Cyn Ang
1Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, Division of Neurology, St Joseph's Hospital, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada. mtartagl@uwo.ca
Background:
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is associated with marked behavior changes, but hallucinations and delusions are rare.
Objective:
To report a case of FTD with early and persistent delusions, including de Clerambault syndrome.
Design:
We describe the clinical, neuroradiologic, and neuropathologic findings of a 76-year-old woman with an 11-year course of FTD with bizarre delusions and hallucinations.
Results:
The patient's autopsy examination of the brain revealed pathology consistent with frontotemporal lobar degeneration with ubiquitin-positive and transactive response (TAR)-DNA-binding protein-43-positive inclusions and hippocampal sclerosis.
Conclusions:
Delusions and hallucinations can occur in proven frontotemporal pathology.
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