A case report of dissociative pseudodementia.
The authors report the case of a patient admitted to a medical hospital for seizures and considered for more than 1 month to be demented. Psychiatric examination revealed a fluctuating cognitive capacity, suggesting a psychogenic etiology. Following a sodium amytal interview, the patient's symptoms dramatically resolved. Diagnosis, treatment, and the importance of considering dissociative pseudodementia are discussed.
D000647:Amnesia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000654:Amobarbital; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004213:Dissociative Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D000654:Amobarbital