The Diagnostic Challenge of Young-Onset Dementia Syndromes and Primary Psychiatric Diseases: Results From a Retrospective 20-Year Cross-Sectional Study

CONCLUSIONS: Misdiagnosis of younger patients with neurocognitive disorders is not uncommon, especially in cases of bvFTD. Late-onset psychiatric symptoms may be the harbinger to a neurodegenerative disease. Close follow-up and monitoring of these patients are necessary.PMID:34538074 | DOI:10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20100266

Source: Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences - September 20, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Paraskevi Tsoukra Dennis Velakoulis Pierre Wibawa Charles B Malpas Mark Walterfang Andrew Evans Sarah Farrand Wendy Kelso Dhamidhu Eratne Samantha M Loi Source Type: research