[Symptomatic dementia syndrome of multiple sclerosis].
A clinical-pathological study is presented concerning a patient affected by a demential syndrome at a young age (32 years). The neurological examination of the patient disclosed an asymmetry of the deep reflexes and a pale optic disk in both eyes. The pathological examination showed a typical MS, with extensive involvement of the frontal lobes. From our case and from those rarely reported in the literature, it appears that a demential syndrome can rarely be symptomatic of an initial MS. However even in these exceptional cases some neurological signs suggestive of MS are usually present.
D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D013577:Syndrome
Sindrome demenziale sintomatica di sclerosi multipla.