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Erin Y3 - Neurology > Dementia > Flashcards

Dementia Flashcards

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Pathology of Alzheimer’s disease

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Beta-amyloid plaques

Neurofibrillary tangles of tau protein

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Pathology of frontotemporal dementia

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Extreme atrophy of frontal and temporal lobes
Pick’s cells, Pick’s bodies
Neurodegenerative proteinopathy (Tau)

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Pathology of Lewy Body dementia and Parkinson’s disease dementia

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Lewy bodies inside the neurons (contain a-synuclein)

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Pathology of vascular dementia

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Cerebrovascular disease, reduced blood flow to the brain leading to damage

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Pathology of prion disease

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Neurodegenerative proteinopathy = change of prion protein within the brain (CJD is most common)

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What genes can be associated with autosomal dominant Alzheimer’s disease?

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Amyloid precursor protein mutations (chromosome 21)
Presenilin 1
Presenilin 2
APOE gene (e4 allel e predisposes to disease)

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What condition is associated with Alzheimer’s disease?

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Down’s syndrome

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Presentation of Alzheimer’s disease?

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Memory loss (short-term)
Dysphasia
Apraxia (visuospatial difficulties)
Agnosia
Anosognosia (lack of insight)
Insidious impairment of higher intellectual function with alterations in mood and behaviour
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What are the different presentations of frontotemporal dementia?

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Frontal presentation: behavioural variant

Temporal presentation: primary progressive aphasia (progressive non-fluent aphasia, sematic dementia)

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Presentation of the behavioural variant of frontotemporal dementia

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Behavioural and personality changes

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Presentation of the progressive non-fluent aphasia variant of frontotemporal dementia?

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Difficulty pronouncing or speaking words

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Presentation of the progressive sematic dementia variant of frontotemporal dementia?

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Impaired understanding of words

Fluent speech lacking meaning

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What condition can be associated with frontotemporal dementia?

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MND

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What age group is affected by frontotemporal dementia?

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<65yrs

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Presentation of Lewy Body dementia

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2 of:
Visual hallucinations
Fluctuating cognition (delirium-like)
REM sleep behaviour disorder
Parkinsonism (not more than 1yr prior to onset of dementia, TRAP)
Positive DAT scan
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Presentation of Parkinson’s disease dementia

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Same symptoms as Lewy body dementia but have has PD syndrome for >1yr before dementia presentation

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Presentation of vascular dementia

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Step-wise progression
Similar to Alzheimer’s disease
Dysphasia, dyscalculia, frontal lobe symptoms and affective symptoms more common than in Alzheimer’s

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What is the presentation of mild cognitive impairment?

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Noticeable cognitive impairment with little deterioration of function

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What is the presentation of subjective cognitive impairment?

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Patient feels they are cognitively impaired but cognitive testing and day to day function are normal
Normal memory lapses are interpreted as sinister

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MRI/CT in Alzheimer’s disease

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Atrophy of temporoparietal lobes or medial temporal lobe

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MRI/CT in frontotemporal dementia

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Atrophy of frontotemporal lobes

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DAT scan in Lewy Body dementia and Parkinson’s disease dementia

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Reduction of presynaptic dopamine

Comma shape becomes full stop

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MRI/CT in vascular dementia

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Widespread small vessel disease

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Alzheimer’s disease treatment

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Anticholinesterase inhibitor: rivastigmine, donepezil, galantamine
NMDA receptor blockers: memantine
Antipsychotics: for agitation

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Frontotemporal dementia treatment

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Antidepressants (trazadone), antipsychotic can help behavioural features

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Frontotemporal dementia prognosis

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Rapidly progressive

Life expectancy - 2-10yrs

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Lewy Body dementia treatment

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Anticholinesterase inhibitor: rivastigmine, donepezil
NMDA receptor blockers: memantine
Levodopa
Antipsychotics make symptoms worse

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Vascular dementia treatment

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Reduction of vascular risk factors +/- anticholinesterase inhibitors

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CSF in Alzheimer’s disease

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↓amyloid:↑tau ratio

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CSF in frontotemporal dementia

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↑tau / normal amyloid

31
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CSF in CJD

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↑protein 14-3-3

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Cause of normal pressure hydrocephalus

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Excess CSF accumulated in the brain’s ventricles

Idiopathic disease of the elderly

33
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Triad of symptoms in normal pressure hydrocephalus

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Hakim’s triad:
Abnormal gait
Urinary incontinence
Dementia

34
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In normal pressure hydrocephalus what would be seen after a lumbar drain test?

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Mental capacity and physiotherapy assessment should improve

Erin Y3 - Neurology (17 decks)

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