Erotomania and senile dementia of Alzheimer type.
A case of erotomania in a 75-year-old female with senile dementia of Alzheimer type (SDAT) is described. This case demonstrates the presence of an elaborately systematised delusion in SDAT, and the influence of the progression of SDAT on this delusion.
Drevets
W C
WC
Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri 63110.
Rubin
E H
EH
D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000209:etiology*; D003702:Delusions / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012725:Sexual Behavior