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health3 years ago•2 min saved

Living with Groundhog Day Syndrome: When Every Day Feels the Same.

An 80-year-old man suffering from déjà vécu, a rare condition that causes a persistent false feeling that events are happening repeatedly, believed his Kindle was malfunctioning and giving him the same pages to read over and over again. MRI scans showed signs of Alzheimer's disease, which is the most common form of dementia that marks progressive and permanent cognitive decline. The patient's condition did not improve after treatment, and he continued showing signs of Alzheimer's for four years.

via Daily Mail|

#alzheimers-disease #cognitive-decline #deja-vecu

health3 years ago•2 min saved

Man Suffers From Rare "Groundhog Day" Syndrome

A man in his 80s developed severe Déjà Vécu, a feeling that new encounters and situations are repetitions of previous experiences, and believed he was living in a situation similar to the films Groundhog Day, The Map of Tiny Perfect Things, or Palm Springs. He was assessed and found to have difficulties with memory, verbal memory, and had a tendency to conflate two stories into one. Using cognitive tests and scans of his brain, the team found signs of Alzheimer's Disease. The doctors attempted to treat the patient with a trial of immunotherapy, but he unfortunately showed no sign of improvement.

via IFLScience|

#alzheimers-disease #cognitive-impairment #deja-vecu

health3 years ago•3 min saved

Man Suffers from 'Groundhog Day' Syndrome

A man in his 80s with Alzheimer's disease experienced a rare complication called deja vecu with recollective confabulation (DVRC), which caused him to feel like he was reliving the same events. DVRC is a persistent perception that new encounters are repetitions of previous experiences and is sometimes seen in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's. Brain scans highlighted unusually low activity in the left temporal lobe and the frontal lobes, with abnormalities being more pronounced on the right than on the left. The man was treated with a trial of immunotherapy, but this treatment was discontinued following a lack of clinical improvement.

via Livescience.com|

#alzheimers-disease #brain-scans #deja-vecu