Neuropsychiatry Case Studies

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Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Unexplained Delirium, Atypical Dementia, and Prodromal DLB....Pages 3-6
Unable to Talk....Pages 7-12
A Mistaken Recurrent Depression....Pages 13-16
An Atypical Variant of a Common Neurodegenerative Disorder....Pages 17-23
Posterior Cortical Atrophy (PCA)....Pages 25-29
Case Study: Little Red Riding Hood....Pages 31-35
Not All Unusual Behavior Is Psychotic....Pages 37-40
Puzzling Case: Is the Answer in the Genes?....Pages 41-46
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Hallucinations in Parkinson’s Disease....Pages 49-54
Parkinsons and Parasomnias....Pages 55-59
The Possible Talents of Tourette Syndrome....Pages 61-65
On the Nature of Separation Challenges and Attachment Solutions in Severe, Refractory Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome (GTS): Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Has Been Helpful, But What About Rikki and Luci and Now Riley?....Pages 67-73
Paroxysmal Disorders in Autism: Problems with Diagnosis and Management....Pages 75-79
Twitches and Fidgets Might Not Tell the Whole Story....Pages 81-88
Apathy in Huntington’s Disease: Medicating the Patient, Spouse, Both, or None?....Pages 89-92
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Diagnostic Layers....Pages 95-98
A Case of a Familial “Dopamine-Responsive” Movement Disorder....Pages 99-102
Facial Spasm Can Look Like Facial Weakness in Patients with Functional Disorders....Pages 103-107
Review of Notes Documenting Initial Treatment Is Crucial in the Assessment of Acquired Brain Injury....Pages 109-112
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Novel Seizure Semiology After Epilepsy Surgery....Pages 115-119
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The Syndrome of Transient Epileptic Amnesia....Pages 121-125
Autobiographical Amnesia in Association with Subtle Temporal Lobe Seizures....Pages 127-130
A Diagnostic Challenge of Troublesome Nocturnal Episodes....Pages 131-135
Past Investigations May Be Misleading....Pages 137-140
New Type of Paroxysmal Events in a Patient with Epilepsy and Learning Difficulties....Pages 141-145
Is Less Really More? The Pitfalls of an Ambitiously Healthy Diet....Pages 147-153
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Neurometabolic Conditions May Coexist with Symptoms of Autism....Pages 157-160
With the Help of a German Dermatologist....Pages 161-166
A Musician Presents with Unusual Facial Movements, Insomnia, and Depression....Pages 167-170
The Division Between Psychiatric and Neurological Practice Does Not Help Patients with Disorders That Span the Two....Pages 171-173
First-Episode Psychosis with Autoimmune Antibodies Involving Clear Neuropsychological Impairment with Common and Unusual Features....Pages 175-180
Subacute Onset of Psychosis with Epileptic Seizures and Dysautonomia: Think Autoimmunity!....Pages 181-184
Case Study: Anti-GAD Encephalitis....Pages 185-190
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Animals in My Tummy....Pages 193-198
Personality Changes After Encephalitis: When “Organic Personality Disorder” Is Not Enough....Pages 199-205
Case Vignette. Brain Injury Can Make One Better!....Pages 207-210
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Psychosis Following Traumatic Brain Injury....Pages 213-216
Bilateral Lesions of the Thalamus: A Neuropsychiatric Challenge....Pages 217-221
Listening to the Music and the Patient....Pages 223-226
Autistic Disorder in Neurofibromatosis....Pages 227-229
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Case Vignette: When You Can’t Make Sense of the Story....Pages 231-235