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Case report of first-episode psychotic symptoms in a patient with early-onset Alzheimer's disease.
BMC psychiatry - 17 Mar 2020
Li Xiao, Xiong Zhenzhen, Liu Yaya, Yuan Yiwen, Deng Junfeng, Xiang Weiyi, Li Zhe
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BACKGROUND: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder featuring the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. Patients with early-onset AD that exhibits first as psychotic symptoms usually lack obvious cognitive impairment, so they may be misdiagnosed with late-onset schizophrenia. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a patient who had prominent psychotic symptoms at the age of 60 and was...
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