dementia

Question 1

in AD, memory served by what areas are affected?

Answer 1

hippocampus, mesial temporal lobes

Question 2

What are examples of mental status exams we use?

Answer 2

MMSE, MoCA, SLUMS

Question 3

What are lab tests we use to r/o reversible causes of dementia?

Answer 3

TSH, vitamin B12, folate, RPR

Question 4

Which form of dementia usually presents with behavioral issues?

Answer 4

Frontotemporal Dementia

Question 5

Which form of dementia has an early appearance of visual hallucinations and parkinsonism?

Answer 5

Lewey Body Dementia

Question 6

Which form of dementia may appear after a diagnosis of a TIA?

Answer 6

Vascular dementia

Question 7

What is the most common form of vascular dementia?

Answer 7

Small vessel ischemic disease

“white matter disease” seen on MRI

Question 8

If you have vascular dementia, what other things are you at risk for?

Answer 8

HTN
Hyperlipidemia
DM
Tobacco use

Question 9

Which form of dementia is reversible?

Answer 9

NPH

Question 10

What is the classic triad of normal pressure hydrocephalus?

Answer 10

“wet, wacky, wobbly”

Question 11

“pseudodementia” is a result of what?

Answer 11

Depression

Question 12

In Alzheimers, what kind of memory is primarily affected?

Answer 12

Declarative memory (facts, recent events)