Cognitive impairment and depressive symptoms coexisting in an elderly man.
We report a case of a man aged 67 years presenting with recent depressive symptoms and paranoid ideations in addition to 1-year cognitive impairment. He has vascular risk factors and family history of memory loss. An episode of depression 2 decades ago resolved spontaneously but was followed by occupational decline. On mental state examination, he denied having depressed mood, hallucinations or delusions, but there were prominent word-finding difficulties and impaired attention and concentration.
Department of Psychiatry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Ruziana
R
Masiran
Department of Psychiatry, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
Nicholas Tze Ping
NT
Pang
D000368:Aged; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D060825:Cognitive Dysfunction / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003702:Delusions; D015140:Dementia, Vascular / Q000175:diagnosis; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012307:Risk Factors; D020280:Sertraline / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D020280:Sertraline