2023-06-18 14:03:00
Alzheimer’s disease is now very well known in France. This primarily affects the elderly, worsens over time and manifests itself in memory, thought and behavior disorders.
Thus, little by little, patients forget the information acquired throughout their lives. As spotted by our colleagues from La Dépêchethere is a syndrome close to Alzheimer’s disease, but much less known.
The “already lived” syndrome
Called the “already lived” syndrome, it is today the subject of a study published by the British Medical Journal on May 16. In it, an 80-year-old man explains his symptoms: “Every day is a repeat of the day before…Wherever I go, the same people are on the side of the road, the same cars are behind me with the same drivers inside…Nothing is new.”
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Clearly, every day, the patient finds himself in a bit of the same situation as that experienced by Bill Murray in the film “an endless day“. To illustrate how much it gnaws at his life, the octogenarian explains that he even went so far as to bring his television to be repaired, having the impression of seeing the same information all the time.
Similarities with Alzheimer’s
According to the researchers, biomarkers of Alzheimer’s have been spotted in the octogenarian’s brain: “Although rare, it is a fascinating phenomenon that may provide unique insight into memory and delusional processes in dementia.”
If man can continue to live independently at home, he may develop “a depressive disorder or psychosis”. For the moment, scientists have not clearly identified the mechanism of appearance of this disorder, but they assure that it is different from Alzheimer’s disease.
The feeling of “déjà-vu” on a loop
In some already known, but rare cases, patients with neurodegeneration suffered from the “already lived syndrome” in addition to Alzheimer’s disease.
Sometimes, we ourselves can have this feeling of “déjà-vu”, when we perform an action that we have already performed before, with the same people or in the same circumstances. For this octogenarian, it is therefore a bit the same thing but all day.
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