extras Flashcards
bipolar type 1
mania + depression
bipolar type 2
hypomania + depression
which atypical antipsychotic has the best side effect profile
apriprazole
De Clerambaut syndrome
fixed false belief that someone is in love with them
Othello syndrome
delusional jealousy
individual believes their partner is unfaithful
capgras delusion
fixed false belief a close relative or partner has been replaced by an imposter
amnesia in ECT
Retrograde amnesia (remembering events prior to the insult) is far more common that anterograde amnesia (loss of ability to form new memories after the insult)
Cotard syndrome
person believing they are dead or non-existent
side effects of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors
cholinergic side effects
- diarrhoea
- N&V
- inc saliva production
- urinary incontinence
- bradycardia
sematic dementia
struggles to find correct words for certain objects
form of frontotemporal dementia
mx autoimmune encephalitis
steroirds and IvIG
if no response 2wks then add rituxamab , or cyclophosphamide
re-feeding syndrome - metabolic consequences
hypophosphataemia
hypokalaemia
hypomagnesameia
abnormal fluid balance