Dementia

Question 1

Gradual deterioration in memory. Now other cognitive domains involved,
affects social functioning?
Diagnosis?

Answer 1

Alzheimer

Question 2

Progressive change in behaviour and personality?

Answer 2

Fronto Temporal dementia

Question 3

Parkinsonism, hallucinations, behavioural change?

Answer 3

Dementia with lewy bodies

Question 4

Stepwise cognitive deterioration and focal neurological signs?
What type of dementia is this

Answer 4

Vascular dementia

Question 5

Language impairment, loss of knowledge about objects, anomia?
Type of dementia?

Answer 5

Language variant fronto Temporal dementia

Question 6

Rapidly progressive dementia, psychiatric symptoms, myoclonus?
What is the type of dementia?

Answer 6

Prion disease–
‘classical’Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (CJD)

Question 7

Medical treatment of Alzheimer disease and Dementia with lewy bodies

Answer 7

Choline esterase inhibitors : Donepezil

Question 8

Treatment of vascular dementia

Answer 8

Aspirin

Question 9

Treatment of fronto Temporal dementia

Answer 9

SSRI or neuroleptics