friday flashcards
alzheimers
strong MEMORY impairment
Frontotemporal degeneration
Behavioral or Language variant
loss of sympathy, decline in speech
Lewy Body dz
Visual Hallucinations
REM sleep disorder
SEVERE sensitivity to Antipsychotics
Dont give Antipsychotics to
pts with Lewy Body dz
Vascular
dementia brought on by TIA or Stroke
Vascular dementia, will see on MRI
White matter hyperintensity
TBI (concussion)
LOC, post trauma amnesia, confused, neuro signs
can be acute or repeated trauma
Poorer outcomes w TBI are
repeated concussion
>40 YO
poor motor fx
non-reactive pupils
Prion dz
Insidious onset, but RAPID PROGRESSION
Myoclonus, Ataxia
Examples of Prion
Creutzfeldt-Jacob
Mad Cow dz
Cholinesterase inhibitors to tx dementia
Aricept
Razadyne
Namenda
NMDA antagonist to tx Dementia
Namenda
Characteristics of Alcoholism
it's a PRIMARY dz Progressive and fatal Impaired control Preoccupation Adverse consequences Denial
Four features of Alcoholism
Craving
Impaired control
Physical dependence
Tolerance
Bio-Psycho-Social model of Alcoholism
Bio (genetics, cells0
Psycho (cognitive, behavior)
Social (environment, inner circle)
Executive control
Prefrontal cortex
Nucleus Accumbens
Dopamine system target
alcoholism
Imbalance b/w
Pleasure and Control
in alcoholism
Dopamine system
Nucleus accumbens
Genetic pre-D for Alcoholism
in the Dopamine Transporter
Genetic pre-D for Alcoholism
Compulsivity is what runs in the family, surfaces as Alcoholism
Screening tools for Alcoholism
CAGE or AUDIT