Abstract

CABALLERO DUQUE, Andrea  and  ZULUAGA SANCHEZ, Isabel Cristina. Psychiatric Symptoms of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. rev.colomb.psiquiatr. [online]. 2007, vol.36, n.4, pp.772-779. ISSN 0034-7450.

Introduction: This is a case report of a 73 year old man, with a diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) who is admitted to a mental health unit with psychotic symptoms with little response to antipsychotic and antiparkinsonian medication. Objective: This case report emphasizes the clinical symptoms of patients with this diagnosis, the etiopathological theories and the most accurate treatment for this disease. Design: Case report. Development and conclusion: PSP, though rare, is of interest to psychiatry because of the common occurrence of psychiatric symptoms and the frequent misdiagnosis with psychiatric illness.

Keywords : Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP); Parkinson plus; atypical parkinsonism; psychosis.

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