dementia

Question 1

Define dementia

Answer 1

• A chronic and progressive deterioration of cognitive function due to organic brain disease. It is irreversible and consciousness is not impaired.

Question 2

what are the types of dementia?

Answer 2

o Alzheimer’s disease
o Vascular Dementia (25%)
o Lewy Body Dementia (15%)
o Frontotemporal Dementia

Question 3

features of alzheimers?

Answer 3

• Insidious onset, episodic memory loss, language impairment

Question 4

features of vascular dementia?

Answer 4

• caused by cerebrovascular disease incidence eg. stroke

Focal, motor and gait signs

Question 5

features of key body dementia?

Answer 5

• deposition of abnormal proteins (Lewy bodies)

- Visual hallucinations (little men) and fluctuating cognition

Question 6

features of fronto-temporal dementia?

Answer 6

• Reduced hygiene, personality change, poor planning, aphasia

Question 7

investigations

Answer 7

clinical diagnosis