Vascular cognitive impairment in Pemphigus vulgaris: a case report
| Autor: | Aline Miranda Limeira, José Ibiapina Siqueira Neto, José Daniel Vieira de Castro, Heline Bessa Araujo, J. Santos, Paulo Marcelo Gondim Sales, Emmanuelle Silva Tavares Sobreira |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Předmět: |
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Pathology Cognitive Neuroscience Case Report lcsh:RC321-571 medicine Galantamine Dementia In patient auto-immune diseases Cognitive impairment skin and connective tissue diseases lcsh:Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry Fluoxetine medicine.diagnostic_test integumentary system Pemphigus vulgaris Magnetic resonance imaging medicine.disease neuropsychological testing Sensory Systems Neurology cognitive vascular impairment Neurology (clinical) Neuropsychological testing Geriatrics and Gerontology Psychology medicine.drug dementia |
| Zdroj: | Dementia & Neuropsychologia, Vol 6, Iss 3, Pp 192-195 Dementia & Neuropsychologia |
| ISSN: | 1980-5764 |
| Popis: | Pemphigus vulgaris is a systemic auto-immune medical condition that mainly manifests with changes in skin and vasculopathy. This is a case report of a 69-year-old male with confirmed histopathologic diagnosis of Pemphigus vulgaris presenting ulterior Cognitive Impairment, mostly in executive function. The patient was treated using steroids, immunomodulatory therapy, fluoxetine and galantamine. Neuropsychological testing and magnetic resonance (MRI) were performed. This is the first report of correlational cognitive impairment with Pemphigus vulgaris in the literature. Physicians should be aware of vascular causes for cognitive impairment in patients presenting auto-immune conditions. |
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