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[dementia] Flashcards

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AMTS (abbreviated mental test score)
TYM (test your memory)

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Alzheimers
Vascular dementia
Lewy body dementia
Fronto-temporal dementia (aka Pick’s)

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vascular

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Fluctuating cognitive impairment
Visual hallucinations
Parkinsonism

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brainstem
neocortex (outermost layer of hemispheres)

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Frontal
temporal

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Ch.9

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Episodic (autobiographical)

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Picks

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Trazodone(night)
Lorazepam

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Lewy body

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Downs syndrome

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enduring global cognitive impairment (cf. certain domains affected only)

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Visuo-spatial skill
executive function
anosognosia (lack of insight into problems caused by AD)
Memory
verbal ability

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Accumulation of b-amyloid peptide

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Acetylcholine neurotransmitter loss
amyloid plaques deposition
Neurofibrillary tangles

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Hippocampus
amygdala
temporal neocortex
subcortical nuclei

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loneliness (not just living alone)

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vascular

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B-amyloid changes in CSF

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rivastigmine (Ach i)

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they can exacerbate pre-existing heart block

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Donepezil
Rivastigmine
Galantamine

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Memantine (NMDA antagonist)

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Solanezumab

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B12
Folic acid

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vascular

(multiple small strokes)

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T

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reduced thiamine

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yes

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Apolipoprotein E e4

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CL1
CLU
PICALM

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heart block
peptic ulcer

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huge interplay between vasculopathy and AD

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BP control
Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors

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