title: Onset of schizophrenia at age 100.
abstract: Schizophrenia is generally regarded as a disease starting in adolescence and early adulthood. Cases beginning after the age of 60 are rare. The authors present the case of a woman who, at the age of 100, developed an illness marked by delusions and hallucinations and who was diagnosed with schizophrenia, paranoid type. Authors discuss the differential diagnosis of psychotic symptoms presenting late in life.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA. ancervan1@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ana Natasha
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Cervantes
authors.forename: Peter V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Rabins
authors.forename: Phillip R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Slavney
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001284:Atrophy / Q000473:pathology; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D003702:Delusions / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D003987:Dibenzothiazepines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D000069348:Quetiapine Fumarate; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D003987:Dibenzothiazepines; D000069348:Quetiapine Fumarate