Frontotemporal Dementia Initially Misdiagnosed As Psychotic Disorder: A Case Report

Taral Sharma, MD, MBA; Reena Thomas, MD

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is an early-onset, rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects the frontal lobe of the brain, or the anterior temporal lobes, or both. It is the second most common early-onset dementia after Alzheimer’s disease. Diagnosis of FTD can become particularly complicated when psychotic symptoms are present. We describe an elderly patient with possible FTD, who presented with psychotic symptoms, hallucinations, personality changes, and nonfluent aphasia.

T3 Augmentation in Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder

Lisa J. Rosenthal, MD

T3 augmentation can be considered for all patients with treatment-resistant depression, and especially in patients who may be particularly affected by the potential metabolic side effects of other FDA-approved augmentation agents.

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