A 71-year-old man presented for his annual health exam with progressive memory deterioration. He reported feeling well but is unable to tell what he did yesterday or name the current month. His daughter mentioned that he frequently forgets to feed the dog and often prepares the same meal twice in one night. Examination He is pleasant and cooperative but has difficulty to follow multi-step Further testing including the clock drawing above emphasizes visuospatial and orientation impairments (Image attached) His Mini-Mental State Examination score is 19/30.
Investigations reveal nonspecific slow waves on EEG and functional imaging shows abnormal blood flow in the medial temporal and parietotemporal areas of the cortex. What is your diagnosis? *This patient case is from Docplexus Editorial Team for educative purposes only. Source: Clinical Advisor The answer is posted in the comment…
