Date of Presentation
5-4-2023 12:00 AM
College
School of Osteopathic Medicine
Poster Abstract
Frontotemporal dementia is a neurocognitive disease which affects language, behavior, or executive functioning. This disease includes a spectrum of presentations which includes multiple variants. The phenocopy syndrome of behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia is one which mimics the behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia. Patients with this condition show a decline in personality, social conduct and cognitive ability but often display no signs of neurological imaging and exhibit slow progression. This case focuses on a now 70-year-old male who has shown signs of behavioral changes with a slowly progressive clinical course and minimal findings on PET scan, but moderate changes seen on MRI. This report details a clinical presentation of the phenocopy syndrome of behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia and provides context to how symptoms can be managed to better help assist patients and their caregivers.
Keywords
Frontotemporal Dementia, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Case Reports, Patient Care Management, phFTD, Phenocopy Syndrome
Disciplines
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms | Diagnosis | Geriatrics | Health and Medical Administration | Medicine and Health Sciences | Nervous System Diseases | Neurology | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms | Physiological Processes | Therapeutics
Document Type
Poster
Included in
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms Commons, Diagnosis Commons, Geriatrics Commons, Health and Medical Administration Commons, Nervous System Diseases Commons, Neurology Commons, Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Commons, Physiological Processes Commons, Therapeutics Commons
A 5-Year Clinical Course of Phenocopy Syndrome of Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia: Case Report and Literature Review
Frontotemporal dementia is a neurocognitive disease which affects language, behavior, or executive functioning. This disease includes a spectrum of presentations which includes multiple variants. The phenocopy syndrome of behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia is one which mimics the behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia. Patients with this condition show a decline in personality, social conduct and cognitive ability but often display no signs of neurological imaging and exhibit slow progression. This case focuses on a now 70-year-old male who has shown signs of behavioral changes with a slowly progressive clinical course and minimal findings on PET scan, but moderate changes seen on MRI. This report details a clinical presentation of the phenocopy syndrome of behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia and provides context to how symptoms can be managed to better help assist patients and their caregivers.