dementia Flashcards
1
Q
which cognitive domains are affected in dementia?
A
memory thinking judgement orientation calculation learning language perception
2
Q
what is agnosia?
A
perceptual deficit
3
Q
what is apraxia?
A
deficit in higher motor function
4
Q
what is the term for a language deficit?
A
aphasia
5
Q
whats the most common hallucination in dementia?
A
visual - esp people and animals
6
Q
whats the most common form of dementia?
A
alzhemiers, then lewy body,
7
Q
how does alzheimers present?
A
gradual onset
memory declines early
progressive cognitive decline
8
Q
which form of dementia involves: stepwise deterioration vascular risk factors can coexist with alzheimers mild neuro symptoms
A
vascular dementia
9
Q
how does dementia with lewy bodies present?
A
day to day fluctuation in cognition visual hallucinations disturbances of consciousness parkinsonism falls syncope
10
Q
which form of dementia presents with:
eary decline in social/personal conduct
memory preserved in early stages
A
frontotemporal
11
Q
what drugs can be used in dementia
A
acetylcholinesterase inhibitors
eg donepezil, galantamine, rivastigmine
reminiscence therapy
