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Published in: Acta Neurologica Belgica 2/2018

01-06-2018 | Review

Uncommon and/or bizarre features of dementia: Part III

Authors: Gabriele Cipriani, Angelo Nuti, Sabrina Danti, Lucia Picchi, Mario Di Fiorino

Published in: Acta Neurologica Belgica | Issue 2/2018

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Abstract

Clinical neurologists have long recognized that dementia can present as atypical or variant syndromes/symptoms. This study aimed at describing uncommon or bizarre symptoms/syndromes observed in patients suffering from dementia. Medline and Google scholar searches were conducted for relevant articles, chapters, and books published before 2018. Search terms used included compulsion, dementia, extracampine hallucination, disordered gambling, humour, and obsession. Publications found through this indexed search were reviewed for further relevant references. The uncommon/bizarre feature of dementia was described as case reports and there were no systematic investigations.
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Metadata
Title
Uncommon and/or bizarre features of dementia: Part III
Authors
Gabriele Cipriani
Angelo Nuti
Sabrina Danti
Lucia Picchi
Mario Di Fiorino
Publication date
01-06-2018
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Acta Neurologica Belgica / Issue 2/2018
Print ISSN: 0300-9009
Electronic ISSN: 2240-2993
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-018-0936-6

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