Progressive supranuclear palsy presenting with psychiatric features.
A patient with progressive supranuclear palsy who presented with psychiatric features is reported. His case illustrates the difficulty of early diagnosis of this condition. Associated psychiatric symptoms are common and may precede the occurrence of gaze palsy. Our patient's behavioural problems responded to fluoxetine.
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D000368:Aged; D005473:Fluoxetine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013494:Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D005473:Fluoxetine; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors