Memory deficit, executive dysfunction, behaviour change. 99mTc-ECD scan.

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Case presentation:

  • Female.
  • 67 y.o.
  • Hypertension,diabetes.
  • Cognitiveimpairment2yearsofevolution
  • Memory deficit, executive dysfunction, behaviour change, lack of inhibition, constructional apraxia
  • Normal laboratory tests: T3/T4/TSH, VB12/folic acid, HIV, VDRL, ANA/ANCA.

Teaching points:

  • Brain SPECT in the differential diagnosis of dementia.
  • Dysfunctioanl patterns that distinguish AD from FTD.