{"title":"Misdiagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies due to venlafaxine","authors":"M. Kanani, Nhishanth Gurunathan","doi":"10.1002/pnp.742","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Dementia with Lewy bodies can be challenging to diagnose correctly and is subsequently underdiagnosed. Neuroimaging is often used to aid clinicians make the diagnosis. Here the authors describe a case where a patient was misdiagnosed with the condition due to their antidepressant therapy influencing their scan result.","PeriodicalId":43913,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3000,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"2","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pnp.742","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"NEUROSCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Dementia with Lewy bodies can be challenging to diagnose correctly and is subsequently underdiagnosed. Neuroimaging is often used to aid clinicians make the diagnosis. Here the authors describe a case where a patient was misdiagnosed with the condition due to their antidepressant therapy influencing their scan result.
期刊介绍:
Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry is published nine times a year, and is a journal for specialists in secondary care, GPs with an interest in neurology and psychiatry, community psychiatric nurses and other specialist healthcare professionals. Articles cover management, news updates and opinion in all areas of neurology and psychiatry.