Abstract
Many dementia subtypes have more shared signs and symptoms than defining ones. We review 8 cases with 4 overlapping syndromes and demonstrate how to distinguish the cases. These include focal cortical presentations of Alzheimer's disease (AD; posterior cortical atrophy and corticobasal syndrome [CBS]), fluent aphasia (semantic dementia and logopenic aphasia), late-onset slowly progressive dementia (hippocampal sclerosis and limbic predominant AD) and rapidly progressive dementia (Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease and limbic encephalitis). Recognizing the different syndromes can help the clinician to improve their diagnostic skills, leading to improved patient outcomes by early and accurate diagnosis, prompt treatment, and appropriate counseling and guidance.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 699-716 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Neurologic clinics |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 1 2016 |
Keywords
- Atypical Alzheimer's
- Fluent aphasia
- Late-onset dementia
- Rapid dementia
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology