Dementia Flashcards
1
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Predominately memory and learning issues
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Alzheimers
2
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Stepwise progression, vascular risk factors, focal neuro signs, abrupt onset
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Vascular
3
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Language type (early preservation) Behavioural type (apathy/disinhibition*/self neglect)
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Frontotemporal degeneration
4
Q
Recurrent, soft visual hallucinations (rabbits), autonomic impairment (falls, hypotension), EPS, does not respond well to pharmacotherapy, fluctuating degree of cognitive impairment
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Lewy body dementia
5
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Abnormal gait, early incontinence, rapidly progressive
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Normal pressure hydrocephalus