Acute cognitive disorders Flashcards

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What is antegrade amnesia?

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Memory loss in which new memories can’t be formed

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What is retrograde amnesia?

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Memory loss in which past events can’t be recalled

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What are some causes of focal brain injury?

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  • Brain insults
  • Examples: viral encephalitis, head injury, stroke
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What are some examples of acute cognitive disorders?

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Focal injury
Transient global amnesia
Transient epileptic amnesia

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What is transient global amnesia?

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A neurological disorder whose key defining characteristic is a temporary but almost total disruption of short-term memory with a range of problems accessing older memories

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What are some possible triggers of transient global amnesia?

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Emotion
Change in temperature

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How will transient global amnesia present?

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  • Abrupt onset antegrade > retrograde amnesia (repetitive)
  • Preserved knowledge of self
  • Transient 4-6 hours (always less than 24hrs)
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What is transient epileptic amnesia?

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A rare but probably under-diagnosed neurological condition which manifests as relatively brief and generally recurring episodes of amnesia caused by underlying temporal lobe epilepsy

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How does transient epileptic amnesia present?

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  • Forgetful/repetitive questioning
  • Can carry out complex activities with no recollection of events
  • Short lived
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How is transient epileptic amnesia managed?

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Response to anti-epileptic medication should be seen

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