A case report on mirrored self-misidentification syndrome.
An 83 years old male patient Mr. X, graduate, married, retired from his job, belonging to middle socio-economic status, hailing from urban background was accompanied to the OPD by his daughter. Informant had complaints of suspiciousness, abusing family members, abnormal behaviour, and memory impairment in the past 6 months. Patient started suspecting that there is […]
Deficiency of vitamin D leads to Alzheimer’s and dementia
Low vitamin D concentrations are associated with prevalent Alzheimer’s dementia and cognitive impairment. 1,25-Dihydroxy vitamin D3 receptor and 1α-hydroxylase, the enzyme responsible for synthesizing the bioactive form of vitamin D, are found throughout the human brain. Alzheimer’s is caused by the abnormal build-up of amyloid plaques. In vitro, vitamin D increases the phagocytic clearance […]