Trichotillomania in a dementia case
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2011-03
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We report an 87-year-old male case of hair pulling associated with a white-matter vascular dementia (Binswanger’s disease). Trichotillomania in our case did not resolve using mirtazapine or anticholinesterasic medication. Trichotillomania seems to be related to a form of perseveration associated with dementia. The findings in this case suggest the abnormality involving white matter in the pathogenesis of trichotillomania, may constitute a defect in connectivity in the right frontal-subcortical circuit.
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Perseveração, Tricotilomania, Distúrbio de controle do impulso, Demência, Perseveration, Trichotillomania, Impulse-control disorder, Dementia, Binswanger’s disease, Doença de Binswanger
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CAIXETA, Leonardo; LOPES, Danielly Bandeira. Trichotillomania in a dementia case. Dementia & neuropsychologia, São Paulo, v. 5, n. 1, p. 58-60, 2011.