assesment of learning and memory problems Flashcards
what is the difference between dementia and depressive pseudo dementia ?
dementia - has a progressive onset , patients tries to hide their amnesia , makes an attempt to answer the questions and recall but cant
depressive pseudo-dementia - rapid onset, short term symptoms , patient highlights amnesia , answers with i dont know rather than trying to recall
acute onset of episodic memory deficit that lasts for 4-6 hours in the absence of other neurological symptoms ?
transient global amnesia
what type of memory is affected in wrinicke-korsakoff ?
episodic memory
what type of memory is affected in Alzheimer’s dementia ?
short term memory defects
in hypoxic injury of thee brain what type of memory problem exists ?
episodic memory loss
what type of memory is affected in anterior thalamic infarctss ?
episodic memory impairment
what type of memory is affected in semantic dementia ?
semantic memory
what is confabulation ?
false memories
when do we s confabulation ?
wernicke-korsakoff syndrome
frontal pattern of memory loss with impaired retrieval but intact coding is seen in ?
normal ageing
vascular dementia
frontottemporal dementia
what score on the MME suggests dementia ?
less than 24 out of 30
what is the presentation of fronto temporal dementia ?
emotional and personality changes
inability to manipulate acquired knowledge
forget-fullness
chronic onset of memory loss that started with short term memory loss first ?
alzeheimers disease
dementia with lewy bodies
chronic onseet of memory loss that started with personality changes ?
fronto temporal dementia
chronic onset of memory loss that started with memory retrieval difficulties ?
vasular dementia
normal pressure hydrocephalus
aute onset of memory loss with no abnormalities on MRI ?
transient global amnesia
migraine
seizures
what score on the mini cog test indicated dementia ?
5/8
what score on the MOCA test indicated cognitive difficulities ?
26/30
what score on the ACEE-III test indicates dementia ?
82/100
what is dementia ?
progressive impairment of cognitive function occurring in clear consciousness
what is the other name for fronto temporal dementia ?
picks disease
what is the most common form of dementia in adults ?
Alzheimer’s disease
what is the first symptom that usually appears in alzeheimers ?
loss of short term memory
what is aphasia ?
impaired comprehension or production of speech, writing or signs
what ia apraxia ?
inability to perform skills even though u physically can and want to
what drawings are associated with dementia in the CAMCOG test ?
drawing coils and interlocking pentagons
what is agnosia ?
inability to recognize sensory stimuli
what is prosopagnosia ?
inability to recognize faces even of friends and relatives
how can executive function be tested ?
1- by performing organizational tasks - WCST
Wisconsin card sorting
2- stroop test
3- to copy complex figures - drawing a clock
4- trail making test
what is sundowner syndrome ?
associated with dementia
pacing hallucinations, agitation , performing meaningless tasks
what is the most important risk factor for Alzheimer’s ?
age
what is the hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease ?
hippocampal atrophy
dementia with a patient that was found to have lacunar infarcts on brain MRI ?
vascular demeentia
what is the presentation of dementia with lewy bodies ?
fluctuating cognition
visual hallucinations
Parkinsonism
what are the visual hallucinations associated with dementia with lewy bodies ?
lilliputian bodies - small creatures
dementia with personality changes ?
fronto temporal dementia
what is the treatment for thee cognitive symptoms of dementia ?
cholinesterase inhibitors
memantine
