Dementia with aphasia and mirror phenomenon : examination of the mechanism using neuroimaging and neuropsychological findings: a case report

BACKGROUND: Aphasia often appears in persons living with dementia; however, aphasia and the mirror phenomenon are rarely present at the same time.

CASE PRESENTATION: Here, we report a case of fluent conversation with a person in a mirror or a magazine, and examine the underlying mechanism using brain imaging and neuropsychological findings. We found that the appearance of the mirror phenomenon may be associated with a visuospatial dysfunction caused by a decreased function of the posterior region of the right temporal and parietal lobe. Moreover, active talking to a person in a mirror or a person in a magazine could be associated with disinhibition caused by a decline in bilateral frontal lobe function.

CONCLUSIONS: This case represents a very valuable and interesting presentation because it is the first report of a long-term follow-up of the course of dementia using neurological imaging, and of the neuropsychological analysis of the mechanism of conversation with a mirror image combined with aphasia.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:20

Enthalten in:

BMC neurology - 20(2020), 1 vom: 24. Nov., Seite 425

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Osawa, Aiko [VerfasserIn]
Maeshima, Shinichiro [VerfasserIn]
Arai, Hidenori [VerfasserIn]
Kondo, Izumi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aphasia
Case Reports
Dementia
Journal Article
Mirror phenomenon
Neurological imaging
Neuropsychological analysis

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 02.02.2021

Date Revised 02.02.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12883-020-01994-9

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM317954830