An effective environmental intervention for management of the 'mirror sign' in a case of probable Lewy body dementia.
The term 'mirror sign' refers to the inability to recognize the reflection of oneself in a mirror, while the ability to recognize others' faces often remains intact. In this article, we present a case of an 85-year-old woman, with probable Lewy body dementia, who stably exhibited a delusional 'mirror sign' for a period of 9 months. Following a straightforward, ecological, non-pharmacological intervention, her 'mirror sign' delusion was no longer present.
Alzheimer's Disease Research Unit, CIEN Foundation - Queen Sofia Foundation UIPA, Carlos III Institute of Health, Alzheimer Center - Queen Sofia Foundation, Madrid, Spain. ngruiz@fundacioncien.es
Nuria
N
Gil-Ruiz
Ricardo S
RS
Osorio
Isabel
I
Cruz
Luis
L
Agüera-Ortiz
Javier
J
Olazarán
Hayley
H
Sacks
Juan
J
Álvarez-Linera
Pablo
P
Martínez-Martín
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology; D003702:Delusions / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007807:Language Tests; D020961:Lewy Body Disease / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D021641:Recognition, Psychology; D012649:Self Concept; D013028:Space Perception / Q000502:physiology; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology