dementia Flashcards
Visual hallucinations
parkisonism (late)/fluctuation
diffuse atrophy
normal hippocampi classic of
LBD
White matter hyperintensity
HTN
high LDL
vascular dementia
semantic dementia, verbal diarrhea
primary progressive aphasia
Speech apraxia
brocas
non fluent PPA
loss of meaning for words, objects or emotions more associated with
left sided atrophy
Semantic PPA
behavioral syndrome alterations in social conduct
loss of empathy/ability to recognize emotions
right sided atrophy
semantic variant PPA
ventromedial frontal
anterior cingulate and
left and right amygdala suggest
semantic variant
Left inferior frontal gyrus affected
non fluent PPA
trouble getting words out
treatment for AD
- Achesterase inhibitors
- NMDA receptor antagonist
- SSRIs
atypical antipsychotics
treatment of PD and LBD
dopamine
Achesterase inhibitor aricept
antidepress
tremor and rigidity
then
dementia
parkinson’s disease
Good memory
poor executive function
normal hippocampi
vascular dementia
very apathetic rituals compulsive over eat dont care about families loss of empathy
behavioral FTD
frontal insular
anterior cingulate
orbital frontal cortex
bFTD
anterior temporal lobe atrophy
amygdala (no fear)
semantic v
