Med. praxi. 2021;18(4):285-288 | DOI: 10.36290/med.2021.049

Rare cause of rapidly progressive dementia

MUDr. Lucie Pokorná
Neurologické oddělení, Nemocnice Strakonice, a. s.

Rapidly progressive dementia is difficult to diagnose due to wide spectrum of causes. It is important to make accurate diagnose, because many of them are potentially treatable. This case report presents the pacient with rapidly progressive cognitive decline, who was diagnosed the meningeal carcinomatosis. This article demonstrates the differential diagnosis and clinical workup of the rappidly progressive dementia.

Keywords: rapidly progressive dementia, meningeal carcinomatosis.

Published: September 17, 2021  Show citation

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Pokorná L. Rare cause of rapidly progressive dementia. Med. praxi. 2021;18(4):285-288. doi: 10.36290/med.2021.049.
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