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ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2021

Case Report in the Brazilian Context: Cognitive and Behavioral Changes Following an Electric Injury.

Katie Moraes de Almondes, Julianna Pinto de Azevedo, Marina Bruxel Dos Santos, Walter Barbalho Soares

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Article in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Katie Moraes de AlmondesNeuropsychology of Aging Service, Onofre Lopes University Hospital, Department of Psychology, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, Brazil.
Julianna Pinto de AzevedoNeuropsychology of Aging Service, Department of Psychology, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, Brazil.
Marina Bruxel Dos SantosNeuropsychology of Aging Service, Department of Psychology, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, Brazil.
Walter Barbalho SoaresPsychosocial Care Unit, Onofre Lopes University Hospital, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, Brazil.
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte · BRHospital Universitário Onofre Lopes · BR

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Abstract

Electrical injury (EI) is the sequel of an electrical shock. Physical sequelae are most common, but also other symptoms can happen, such as neurological symptoms, psychiatric alteration, and cognitive decline. The repercussion of EI can happen whether or not the head is a point of contact with the electrical current. There are no official diagnostic criteria for cognitive repercussions of EI, which may lead to incorrect diagnostics and confusion with other most frequent causes of dementia, such as frontotemporal dementia, pseudodementia, or dementias for reversible causes. In this case report, we described a right-handed man, aged 56 years old, referred to our service due to behavioral changes and cognitive alterations related to electric shock. The psychiatric team has monitored him, but cognitive deficits have raised doubts about the presence of dementia syndrome. The neuropsychological evaluation revealed severe deficits and loss of functionality, which filled the criteria for major neurocognitive disorder according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders fifth edition (DSM-5). Adding these findings to the patient's history and after a detailed investigation of other causes of dementia, we concluded that this is a possible case of EI with strong neuropsychological symptoms. This case report should help clinicians to recognize this condition and its features. We aimed to share the importance of recognizing the neuropsychological and psychiatric features of EI, mainly in the Brazilian context.

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cognitive deficitdementiaelectrical injuryfuncionalityneuropsychologypsychiatric symptoms

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