Department of Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
A 57 year-old man with progressive dysphagia, severe dysarthria, dementia, and weight loss.
Clinical information: About two months before the patient died, the patient was seen at the neurology clinic. His symptoms include progressive dysphagia, severe dysarthria, dementia and weight loss. A diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia was made. The patient subsequently developed thrombosis of his distal aorta and died from complications of that thrombosis.
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Pathology of the case:
| DIAGNOSIS: Pick's disease. |
Discussion: Under Preparation
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