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Schizophrenia syndrome due to C9ORF72 mutation case report: a cautionary tale and role of hybrid brain imaging!
BMC psychiatry - 3 Jul 2021
Burhan A M, Anazodo U C, Marlatt N M, Palaniyappan L, Blair M, Finger E
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BACKGROUND: Frontal variant frontotemporal dementia is a common cause of presenile dementia. A hexanucleotide expansion on chromosome 9 has recently been recognized as the most common genetic mutation cause of this illness. This sub-type tends to present psychiatrically with psychosis being a common presenting symptom before the onset of cognitive changes or brain atrophy. A few case series have been published...
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