Psychiatric aspects of temporal arteritis: A case report and review of the literature
Johnson, Hazel Bouman, Walter P. Pinner, Gill
Johnson, Hazel
Bouman, Walter P.
Pinner, Gill
Abstract
Temporal arteritis may present with atypical manifestations that can hamper its diagnosis. This article reports a case presenting with predominantly psychiatric symptoms including psychotic features and affective symptoms both on a background of cognitive impairment. Such clear-cut psychotic symptoms have not been described previously in the literature. Corticosteroid treatment was followed by full remission of psychotic and affective symptoms; treatment with antipsychotic medication was unnecessary. Temporal arteritis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of psychosis and affective disorder in the elderly. The erythrocyte sedimentation rate is a valuable parameter in the assessment of old-age psychiatry patients presenting both with functional and neurologic disorders. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
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1997
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Article
Subject
Cognition disorders, Mood disorders, Psychotic disorders, Temporal lobe, Psychosis
Citation
Johnson, H., Bouman, W. P. & Pinner, G. (1997). Psychiatric aspects of temporal arteritis: A case report and review of the literature. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, 10 (4), pp.142-145.