Title | Frontotemporal Dementia Misdiagnosed for Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome or vice versa? A Treviso Dementia (TREDEM) Registry Case Report. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2018 |
Authors | Di Battista, MElena, Dell'Acqua, C, Baroni, L, Fenoglio, C, Galimberti, D, Gallucci, M |
Journal | J Alzheimers Dis |
Volume | 66 |
Issue | 2 |
Pagination | 445-451 |
Date Published | 2018 |
ISSN | 1875-8908 |
Abstract | We describe the case of a 61-year-old woman diagnosed with Borreliosis at the age of 57. Subsequently, the patient developed depression, anxiety, and behavioral disturbances. A lumbar puncture excluded the condition of Neuroborreliosis. The diagnostic workup included: an MRI scan, a 18F-FDG PET, a 123I-ioflupane-SPECT, an amyloid-β PET, a specific genetic analysis, and a neuropsychological evaluation. Based on our investigation, the patient was diagnosed with probable behavioral-frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD), whereas in the previous years, the patient had been considered firstly as a case of Post-Treatment-Lyme Disease and, secondly, a psychiatric patient. We believe that, in the present case, such initial symptoms of Borrelia infection may have superimposed on those of bvFTD rather than playing as a contributory cause. |
DOI | 10.3233/JAD-180524 |
Alternate Journal | J. Alzheimers Dis. |
PubMed ID | 30282363 |