dem and delerium + functional+ mvt disorder

Question 1

what is dementia

Answer 1

decline to significant extent in two or more domains e.g memory, language etc.

Question 2

treatments for dementia

Answer 2

cholinesterase inhibitors- donepazil, rivastigmine, galantamine

NMDA antagonists— memantine

targeted new ones maybe- lecanemab– lots of mabs.

Question 3

define functional neurological disorder

Answer 3

symoptom of defecit is not intentianally produced or feigned

cannot be explained fully by a general medical condition.

more likely if there is another diseases related to the defecit/ disorder

Question 4

other diseases associated with functional symptoms

Answer 4

obesity
depression/ anxiety

inability to express emotions well

Question 5

what is movement disorders

Answer 5

excess or paucity of voluntary and autonomic movements

unrelated to waskness or spacicity.

can be voluntary
semi voluntary
involuntary
autonomic

Question 6

types of abnormal movement

Answer 6

tremor- oscillatory typically rhythmic regulated movement that affects one of more body parts

dystonia- sustained twisting and frequently repetitive with prolongs abnormal postures, dystonic movements repeatedly involve the same muscles- pattern

chorea- involuntary irregular, purposeless, nonrhythmic abrupt rapid unstained flowing from one body part to another

myoclonus- jerks sudden brief shock like involuntary

tics- abrupt sudden isolated movements.