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Clinical Dementia Flashcards

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What type of diagnosis is dementia?

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Clinical diagnosis

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What is standard dementia test?

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Addenbrookes Cognitive Assessment (ACE-III)

Montreal Cognitive assessment (MoCA)

Frontal assessment Battery (FAB)

Detailed neuropsychological testing

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Investigations for dementia diagnosis?

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CT: helps exclude tumours/bleeds/large stroke/Alzheimer’s
MRI: if young and fast progression
SPECT: to clarify Alzheimer’s
DAT: suspected DLB, DPD

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