Dementia Flashcards
Frontotemporal dementia is characterized by?
Deterioration of frontal and temporal lobes
Symptoms of Frontotemporal dementia ?
Language issues**
Personality changes
What are the reversible causes of dementia?
D: drugs
E: emotional[depression]
M:metabolic /endocrine
E: eyes and ears declining
N: normal pressure hydrocephalus**
T:tumor
I:infarction
A: anemia(vitB12 deficiency)
What is alzeheimer characterized by?
Amyloid plaques and beta tangles
What are symptoms of alzeherimer’s?
Impairment of memory, language
What are the symptoms in vascular dementia>
Impaired motor skills and judgement
What is the percentage of alzeheimer’s that is sporadic vs genetic?
90% is sporadic
10% is genetic
Risk factors of sporadic type alzeheimer’s??
Advanced age
ApoE4 mutations
Risk factors of genetic type alzeheimer’s??
30-50 yrs of age[middle age]
Presenilin 1-2
APP gene autosomal
Dominant mutations
What are the findings of normal hydrocephalus
Dementia
Wide gait[wobbly walking]
Urinary incontinence
What is the drug choice in alzeheimer’s?
Cholinesterase inhibitors
