dementia

Question 1

definition

Answer 1

gradual and progressive decline in memory and other cognitive functions causing impairment in activities of daily living

Question 2

cognitive deficits/ symp of dementia:5A

Answer 2

Amnesia-impaired ability to register and retain new info and/or retain new info and / recall previously learned info

Apraxia-impaired ability to carry out previously learned motor activities like dressing,bathing,driving

Agnosia-inability to recognise obj (visual agnosia) and familiar faces (prosopagnosia)

Aphasia-
inability to understand speech (wernicke’s aphasia)
inability to express speech (broca’s aphasia)
name obj (nominal aphasia)
reading (alexia)
writing(agraphia)

Advanced brain functions impaired
frontal lobe dysfunction-impaired executive functioning:plan,organize,sequence,execute new task
impaired abstract reasoning,judgement,personality change,mood instability,poor attention and concentration,impaired social cognition

Question 3

elicit amnesia

Question 4

elicit apraxia

Question 5

elicit aphasia

Question 6

elicit agnosia

Question 7

elicit advanced brain func and frontal lobe func affected

Question 8

identify possible causes for dementia symptoms

Question 9

comorbid psychiatric disturbances:5D

Answer 9

Detachment and disinterest (apathy)
Depression
Delusion and hallucination
Disturbed behaviour (aggression,agitation)
Delirium

Question 10

diagnosis

Answer 10

amnesia with 1 or more other A symptoms
-multiple cognitive deficits should interfere with activities of daily living

-MMSE (MINI-MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION)

Question 11

dementia vs delirium

Question 12

causes of dementia

Question 13

desc alzheimers disease

Question 14

desc vascular dementia

Question 15

disc lewy body dementia