Emerging Hypersexuality in a Patient With Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

Aims: Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) typically presents with a constellation of motor symptoms, most commonly with frequent falls and gait disturbances. As the disease progresses, cognitive dysfunction and behavioural abnormalities may develop, however hypersexuality in the absence of the usag...

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Main Authors: Pei Ling Lim, Boon Ceng Chai
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Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2025-06-01
Series:BJPsych Open
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S205647242510745X/type/journal_article
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description Aims: Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) typically presents with a constellation of motor symptoms, most commonly with frequent falls and gait disturbances. As the disease progresses, cognitive dysfunction and behavioural abnormalities may develop, however hypersexuality in the absence of the usage of dopaminergic agonists is rarely described. We report a case of a 70-year-old male referred to Consultation Liaison Psychiatry for inappropriate sexual behaviour on a background of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy with Predominant Cerebellar Ataxia.
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spelling doaj-art-11c14df9e3fa49908fd34a3583d23f962025-08-20T03:15:30ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych Open2056-47242025-06-0111S310S31010.1192/bjo.2025.10745Emerging Hypersexuality in a Patient With Progressive Supranuclear PalsyPei Ling Lim0Boon Ceng Chai1National University Hospital, Singapore, SingaporeNational University Hospital, Singapore, SingaporeAims: Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) typically presents with a constellation of motor symptoms, most commonly with frequent falls and gait disturbances. As the disease progresses, cognitive dysfunction and behavioural abnormalities may develop, however hypersexuality in the absence of the usage of dopaminergic agonists is rarely described. We report a case of a 70-year-old male referred to Consultation Liaison Psychiatry for inappropriate sexual behaviour on a background of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy with Predominant Cerebellar Ataxia.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S205647242510745X/type/journal_article
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title_short Emerging Hypersexuality in a Patient With Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
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