Cognitive neurology Flashcards

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What is cognition?

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The mental action of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses

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What are some of the processes involved in cognition?

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  • Attention
  • Social functioning
  • Language
  • Visuospatial
  • Executive function
  • Formation of knowledge and memory
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When should cognition be examined and measured?

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  • When there are cognitive symptoms
  • When the patient has a condition that may be associated with impaired cognition
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What are some of the deficits than can occur in cognitive decline, through which the impairment can be mapped?

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  • Concentration - Can you follow plots on TV/Books
  • Social - Change in behaviour, less of a filter
  • Language - Word finding difficulties, using wrong words
  • Visuospatial - Getting dressed, finding way to familiar or unfamiliar places
  • Executive - Setting goals, getting things done
  • Memory - Repetetive, misplacing items, forgetting things from shop
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What are some more detailed forms of cognitive assessment?

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  • Neuropsychology assessment
  • Addenbrookes
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What are some less detailed forms of cognitive assessment?

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MOCA
MMSE

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