TY - JOUR T1 - Angular gyrus syndrome mimicking depressive pseudodementia JF - Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience JO - JPN SP - 364 LP - 368 VL - 27 IS - 5 AU - Nages Nagaratnam AU - Tai Anh Phan AU - Claire Barnett AU - Neamat Ibrahim Y1 - 2002/09/01 UR - http://jpn.ca/content/27/5/364.abstract N2 - A 67-year-old left-handed woman with a diagnosis of pseudodementia was being treated for depression with little benefit. Neuropsychological evaluations revealed features of angular gyrus syndrome, namely, agraphia, alexia, Gerstmann’s syndrome and behavioural manifestations such as depression, poor memory, frustration and irritability. A computed tomographic scan showed a right occipito-temporal infarction, which had occurred 18 months earlier. The patient demonstrated aspects of language dysfunction associated with the syndrome and showed reversed lateralization of cerebral functions. Recognizing and distinguishing between angular gyrus syndrome and depression is important because the appropriate therapies differ. The use of the term pseudodementia can be misleading. ER -