Dementia Flashcards
1
Q
Factors favouring delirium over dementia
A
- acute onset
- impairment of consciousness
- fluctuation of symptoms
- abnormal perception (e.g. hallucinations)
2
Q
Blood tests to check for reversible causes before a diagnosis of dementia can be made
A
FBC
U&E
LFTs
calcium
glucose
CRP
TFTs
vitamin B12 and folate
3
Q
Neuroimaging can be completed in secondary care to exclude what other reversible causes of memory disturbance?
A
Subdural haematoma
normal pressure hydrocephalus
4
Q
3 most common causes of dementia in the UK
A
Alzheimers
Vascular
Lewy Body dementia
5
Q
Rarer causes of dementia
A
Huntington’s
CJD
Pick’s disease (frontotemporal lobe atrophy)
HIV
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