Dementia Flashcards
1
Q
2 things dementia and delirium share in common and what is the thing that separates them?
A
Both have memory loss and cognition problems. However delirium has acute altered mental status that if we correct the issue causing it they will be normal.
Dementia is chronic and permanent with altered mental status changes
2
Q
What symptom presents first in Alzheimer’s?
A
Memory loss
3
Q
First symptom in frontotemporal or picks?
A
Personality
4
Q
Triple symptom of levy body?
A
Parkinson’s
Dementia
Visual hallucinations
5
Q
2 pieces of CJD to remember?
A
Young dementia (30-40s) Myoclonus
