Alzheimers Subtypes Flashcards
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Features of frontal variant of alzheimers
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Difficult to disentangle from FTD
Frontal symptoms (behavioural and dysexecutive function)
Alzheimers is primary aetiology
2
Q
Posterior cortical atrophy
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Memory initially well preserved
Visual problems (inc visuospatial disturbances)
Eventually develop typical alzheimers symptoms
3
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Primary progressive aphasia
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Occurs in alzheimers or FTD
Semantic memory problems (naming)
Logopenic aphasia (repeating things)
Non-fluent aphasia (effortful speech)
