Case Report: An Unusual Case of Post-Stroke Psychosis in a 71-Year-Old Lady with a Learning Disability

Autor/inn/en	Leeds, Lesley; Srinivasan, Janaki
Titel	Case Report: An Unusual Case of Post-Stroke Psychosis in a 71-Year-Old Lady with a Learning Disability
Quelle	In: British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 39 (2011) 4, S.292-294 (3 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1354-4187
DOI	10.1111/j.1468-3156.2010.00666.x
Schlagwörter	Learning Disabilities; Risk; Mental Retardation; Neurological Impairments; Human Body; Head Injuries; Brain; Psychosis; Dementia; Clinical Diagnosis; Older Adults + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Risiko; Geistige Behinderung; Neurodegenerative Erkrankung; Menschlicher Körper; Kopfverletzung; Gehirn; Psychose; Demenz; Älterer Erwachsener
Abstract	People with a learning disability are just as likely as people in the general population to be at risk of cerebrovascular disease, due to the presence of undetected/undertreated vascular risk factors. When people with a learning disability are presenting with additional cognitive impairment, it is important to consider a range of conditions that may account for this. Stroke is a major cause of cognitive impairment in older people, affecting at least one-third of stroke survivors (Leeds et al. 2001). However, post-stroke psychosis is rare following stroke, and, as can be seen from the case of "May", individuals can make a good recovery with appropriate assessment and intervention. It is important that a diagnosis of dementia is given only after all other potentially treatable conditions have been excluded, and there is a stepwise global deterioration without any other explanation. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10