Case 35-2008: A 65-Year-Old Man with Confusion and Memory Loss

摘要

Dr. Roy N. Alcalay (Neurology): A 65-year-old right-handed man was transferred to this hospital because of confusion and memory loss. He had been well until approximately 4 weeks before admission, when he began to have decreased energy and a change in mood. He told his family that he felt as if he was "living in a fog." Three weeks before admission, he lost his way while driving to his sister's house; 9 days before admission, he did not arrive for his weekly visit with his aunt. When reached by telephone at home, the patient stated that he did not know where he was. He was taken by relatives to a local hospital#