Trichotillomania associated with dementia: a case report.
Trichotillomania represents a syndrome of hair pulling in which patients compulsively and ritualistically pluck their hair in response to a sense of tension or urgency. This report documents a case of hair pulling associated with dementia. Neuropsychological testing demonstrated the deficits to be localized predominantly to the frontal lobe dysfunction.
Mittal
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University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA. mittalmd@aol.com
O'Jile
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Kennedy
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Jimerson
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D000368:Aged; D015283:Citalopram / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003704:Dementia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014256:Trichotillomania / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
D015283:Citalopram; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors