Naslov
From dementia to glioblastoma
(From dementia to glioblastoma.)

Autori
Marušić, Romana ; Bukulin, Anamaria ; Jurić, Petra ; Kajba, Lea ; Ivančević, Petra ; Bradvica, Hrvoje

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, stručni

Izvornik
NeuRi 2021- Abstract Book / - , 2021, 109-110

Skup
10 th Student Congress of Neuroscience

Mjesto i datum
Rijeka, Hrvatska, 23.04.2021. - 25.04.2021

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
anxiety, dementia, glioblastoma

Sažetak
Introduction: Dementia is the most common neurodegenerative disorder affecting approximately 5% of the population over 65 years of age. It is characterized by loss of memory, worsening of judgment and thinking, and weakening of emotional control with preserved consciousness. They can be divided into vascular, infectious, dementias caused by metabolic diseases and degenerative ones, the most common of which is Alzheimer's disease. Case report: We present an 80-year-old patient suffering from type 2 diabetes mellitus, arterial hypertension, rheumatoid arthritis, prostate hyperplasia, and being monitored by a surgeon for an abdominal aortic aneurysm. The patient complains of speech, memory, and anxiety disorders. He states that he has a feeling that he lacks words, that he has a harder time composing sentences, and that he is very forgetful and slow. He noticed a deterioration in vision in his right eye. In the neurological status, hemianopsia on the right, motor dysphasic speech, pronounced nominal aphasia are observed. In the anterior supination position, the left arm is discreetly placed lower. A native and postcontrast computed tomography (CT) of the brain was performed, where an expansive process measuring 53x47x50 mm was found occipitally to the left, which was marginally imbibed with centrally present necrosis on postcontrast images. This change suggests the diagnosis of glioblastoma. Due to the high age and extensive comorbidities, neurosurgery is not recommended. The patient opted for symptomatic therapy and there was a slight improvement in symptoms. Conclusion: Due to the high frequency of dementia in elderly patients, it is sometimes not easy to find the cause of dementia, so a detailed neurological examination and a comprehensive history are of great importance.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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