Dementia + delirium

Question 1

Describe and distinguish the clinical features of dementia and delirium
- List the causes of dementia, delirium and acquired brain injury, and the diagnostic
investigations that are used to identify these causes. Be able to assess the severity of these
conditions.
- Distinguish the clinical features of organic brain syndromes from psychoses such as
schizophrenia
- Describe the clinical features that distinguish dementia from depression in the elderly
- Describe the cognitive and behavioural features of focal brain syndromes such as frontal lobe
syndrome
- Understand the role of psychopharmacology in the management of organic brain disorders
such as dementia, delirium and acquired brain injury
- Carry out an MMSE, an extended cognitive assessment, and a frontal lobe assessment
- Present a differential diagnosis and management plan for a patient presenting with altered
conscious state
- understand the principles of “Assessment of capacity”

Answer 1

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