La Revue de médecine interne
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Painful bruising syndrome was described by Gardner and Diamond in 1955. It is marked by spontaneous bruising, without any biological abnormality, affecting young women with pathological mental context. ⋯ Some etiological hypotheses have been postulated for Gardner and Diamond syndrome. However, published cases speak in favour of psychogenic hypothesis. Somatic and psychological approach must be offered to these patients.
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Parasitic infection can present with many different clinical manifestations. ⋯ S. stercoralis can be associated with reactive arthritis. Case reports of S. stercoralis infection mimicking systemic vasculitis are exceptionnal.
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Neuropsychology provides essential information to all participants (physicians, psychologists, occupational therapists) involved in the treatment of the elderly. When treating depressed elderly patients, a comprehensive neuropsychological examination is required for diagnosis, prognosis and to control the effectiveness of antidepressant treatment. ⋯ A neuropsychological examination may provide new perspectives, such as the possibility of predicting the outcome of dementia which are accompanied by affective disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia and frontotemporal dementia. Neuropsychology may thus improve the treatment of these patients by providing information to a better understanding of their deficits and their impact on daily living abilities.