Trichotillomania in Dementia: A Case Report and Literature Review

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Archives of Neuroscience Pub Date : 2022-12-21 DOI:10.5812/ans-129428

S. Hosseini, Mahya Kaveh, H. Ghazvini, Seyedeh Masoumeh Seyedhosseini Tamijani, Raheleh Rafaiee

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Abstract

Introduction: Dementia presents with a variety of behavioral and psychiatric disorders, including a range of psychosis, anxiety, depression, behavioral aggression, and delirium. Case Presentation: This study aimed to report a 74-year-old man showing gradually progressive deterioration in his memory for five years. The patient developed trichotillomania (TTM) subsequent to his dementia. Neuropsychological examination indicated the deficits to be more predominantly in the frontal lobe. Conclusions: This study reviewed the literature on TTM in dementia case reports that had mostly investigated the cases of right-handed men aged > 65 years. TTM Patients with underlying disease had not any improvement. Although there was some heterogeneous evidence for the presence of brain abnormalities in individuals with hair-pulling behavior, no definitive conclusion was drawn. Mild to severe generalized atrophy in the cerebral cortex was observed in the frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital, and cingulate lobes.

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痴呆患者的拔毛癖:1例报告及文献回顾

引言：痴呆症表现为各种行为和精神障碍，包括一系列精神病、焦虑、抑郁、行为攻击和谵妄。病例介绍：本研究旨在报告一名74岁的男性，其记忆力在五年内逐渐恶化。患者在痴呆后出现拔毛癖（TTM）。神经心理学检查显示缺陷主要发生在额叶。结论：本研究回顾了痴呆病例报告中关于TTM的文献，这些文献主要调查了年龄>65岁的右撇子男性的病例。有潜在疾病的TTM患者没有任何改善。尽管有一些异质性的证据表明有拔毛行为的人存在大脑异常，但还没有得出确切的结论。在额叶、顶叶、颞叶、枕叶和扣带叶观察到大脑皮层轻度至重度广泛性萎缩。

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期刊介绍： Archives of neuroscience is a clinical and basic journal which is informative to all practitioners like Neurosurgeons, Neurologists, Psychiatrists, Neuroscientists. It is the official journal of Brain and Spinal Injury Research Center. The Major theme of this journal is to follow the path of scientific collaboration, spontaneity, and goodwill for the future, by providing up-to-date knowledge for the readers. The journal aims at covering different fields, as the name implies, ranging from research in basic and clinical sciences to core topics such as patient care, education, procuring and correct utilization of resources and bringing to limelight the cherished goals of the institute in providing a standard care for the physically disabled patients. This quarterly journal offers a venue for our researchers and scientists to vent their innovative and constructive research works. The scope of the journal is as far wide as the universe as being declared by the name of the journal, but our aim is to pursue our sacred goals in providing a panacea for the intractable ailments, which leave a psychological element in the daily life of such patients. This authoritative clinical and basic journal was founded by Professor Madjid Samii in 2012.