Question 47 (part 2) · LEK · Dementia with Lewy bodies
A 68-year-old female patient has significant memory and functioning disorders. He has fallen several times recently and has occasional visual hallucinations. A low dose of haloperidol has caused a sudden increase in rigidity. The symptoms indicate:
- A. dementia in Alzheimer’s disease.
- B. frontotemporal dementia.
- C. vascular dementia.
- D. dementia with Lewy bodies.
- E. dementia in Huntington’s disease.
Hint
Combine dementia, recurrent falls, visual hallucinations and a dramatic reaction to a small dose of a typical antipsychotic.
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