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Dementia/Delirium Flashcards

1
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Dementia def

A

progressive global decline in intellectual and memory

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2
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Reversible causes of dementia

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normal pressure hydrocephalus
alcohol abuse
neurosyphillis
hypothyroid
Vit B12 deficiency
pseudo-dementia of depression
Neoplasms eg meningioma
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3
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Different types of memory

A 
Sensory
Short term (STM) 
Long term (LTM) : Semantic , episodic
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4
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Semantic memory

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learned information

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5
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Episodic memory

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persons experiences

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6
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Encoding

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converson of STM to LTM

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7
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Dementia normally affects which type of memory

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at early stages STM

later LTM

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8
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What is a sensory memory

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visual auditory tactile taste

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9
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Irreversible causes of dementia

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Alzheimers disease
Vascular dementia
Senile dementia of Lewy body type

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10
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Range of sx of AD

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Early stages: impairment of 
- judgement
- memory
- abstract thinking
Later stages: dintegeration of
- intellect
- personality 
- incoherence 
- incontinence
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11
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Which chromosomes ass with AD

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1
14
21

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12
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Pathological findings in AD imaging

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atrophy (esp hippocampus) + enlarged lateral ventricles/widened sulci

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Pathological findings in AD post mortem

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neurofibrillary tangles

senile plaques

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14
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Which neurotransmitter is depleted in AD

A

Ach

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15
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Diagnosis of AD

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no single test

using CT findings + Hx

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16
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Meds to Rx AD

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Cholinesterase inhibitors:

  • Galantamine
  • Donepezil
  • Rivastigmine
17
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Effectiveness of med mx of AD

A

works in half

effective only for 2-3 yrs

18
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Vascular dementia rx

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  • modifying CVS risk factors may slow progression eg rx DM or HTN
  • ACEi/aspirin may help
19
Q

Vascular dementia def

A

mental impairment from cerbrovascular disease

20
Q

Difference between AD and vascular dementia progression

A 
vascular
- abrupt onset, episodic deterioration 
- cognitive impairment tend to be selective and uneven depending on the part affected 
AD
- slow progressive deterioration
- everything affected
21
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Senile dementia of the lewy body type (SDLT) def

A

histopathologically similar to AD and PD

but has Lewy Body in abundance

22
Q

SDLT features

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  • progressive dementia
  • varying mental state and functional ability on a daily basis
  • could have features similar to PD (parkinson)
23
Q

SLDT Rx

A
  • Anti PD drugs help relieving sx

- poss Cholinergic agonists

24
Q

Driving with dementia

A
  • depends on the level, but advised against

- inform DVLA as last resort

25
Q

Meds causing of delirium

A 
O SAS 
opiates
sedatives
anticholinergics, anti PD meds, analgesics 
steroids
26
Q

Non med causes of delirium

A

Infection
Pain
Retention (urine/faeces)
Withdrawal (alcohol, benzodiazepine)

27
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Test to differentiate delirium from dementia

A

CAM score (confusion assessment method)

28
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Main fx of delirium

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  1. Acute (hrs-days) or fluctuating
  2. Inattention (diff maintaining conversation)
  3. and either
    - altered consciousness (reduced awareness of surroundings)
    - or disordered thinking ( speech disordered)
29
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Cognitive function tests for delirium

30
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Criteria for Dementia

A

At least 6 months
Affects ADLs
Exclude reversible causes

31
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Which gene protective of Alzheimer’s

32
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Which gene increases risk of Alzheimer’s

33
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TARDBP43 ass with which dementia

A

Fronto-temporal

34
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Normal pressure hydrocephalus

A

ataxia
urinary incontinence
dementia

35
Q

MMSE score interpretation

A

<10 severe dementia
10-20 modereate
<26 mild dementia

36
Q

Pellagra

A

dementia
dermatitis
diarrhoea

37
Q

Pellagra cause

A

Vit B3 deficiency

MS4 - Geriatrics (10 decks)

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