Volume : VII, Issue : I, January - 2018

Psychiatric presentation of young onset behavioral variant of Frontotemporal Dementia

Dr Spandan S. Thaker, Dr. Soham B. Buch, Dr. Nimesh C. Parikh, Dr. Vinod M. Darji

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–Mr. K, 37yrs old, Right Handed, Hindu male patient belonging to rural areas of Rajasthan ought to psychiatric department of tertiary care hospital by his relatives for management of behavioral symptoms.

As per informers, patient’s symptoms had started before 1.5 yrs.

 

 Symptoms were – Collecting garbage, Disinhibited behavior like asking for extra money from customers, unnecessary conversations with customers, begging for money on roadside, aggression, abusiveness and hyperactivity, repetitive behavior and mannerisms like salam, change of tone in voice and childish demands.

For all these symptoms his relative had taken consultation to multiple psychiatrists and was treated for Psychosis.

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Dr Spandan S. Thaker, Dr. Soham B. Buch, Dr. Nimesh C. Parikh, Dr. Vinod M. Darji, Psychiatric presentation of young onset behavioral variant of Frontotemporal Dementia, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-1 | January-2018

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