Salmon E, Degueldre C, Franco G, Franck G
Cyclotron Research Centre, University of Liège, Belgium.
Acta Neurol Belg. 1996 Jun;96(2):130-4.
The early differential diagnosis of frontal lobe dementia is particularly difficult because changes of personality or behaviour overwhelm intellectual and cognitive impairments. We report the case of a patient presenting with paranoid personality disorder who refused to collaborate in neuropsychological testing. Initial functional imaging showed frontal hypometabolism that served as an early marker of frontal lobe dysfunction.
