Dementia Types Flashcards

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Alzheimer’s

A
amyloid/neurofibrillary tangles
atrophy
difficulty with word finding/memory
progressive decline
NO FOCAL DEFICITS
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Vascular

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CVD, enlarged cardiac chambers
carotid bruits
step-like decline

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HIV

A

subcortical
parenchymal abnormalities in MRI
progressive decline
cognitive, MOTOR, and behavior

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4
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Pick’s

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Frontotemporal

personality/behavior change then cognitive change

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5
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Crutzfieldt-Jacob

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progresses rapidly/fatally

multiple systems affected

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6
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Huntington’s

A

Subcortical

motor

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7
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Lewy Body

A

visual hallucinations

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