21st August 2020

A 55-year-old man visits his GP with his wife because he is worried that he is ‘losing his marbles’

A 55-year-old man visits his GP with his wife because he is worried that he is ‘losing his marbles’. He describes difficulties in finding the appropriate word to use when speaking; he thinks his memory is deteriorating and is struggling to sleep. His wife thinks that he has become less sociable over the last few years, gets angry quickly and can sometimes say inappropriate things. He scores 6/10 on the MMSE. He denies any tremor, stiffness, weight loss, anxiety, palpitations, fatigue or yellowing of his skin. Which is the most likely diagnosis?

Select the SINGLE most appropriate option from the list below. Select ONE option only.