Memory Loss Flashcards

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Acute memory loss - differentials

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Trauma
Migraine
Stroke
Seizures
Transient global amnesia
Delirium
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Subacute memory loss - causes

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Encephalitis
SOL
Autoimmune
Wernicke-Korsakoff’s syndrome

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Long-term memory loss - causes

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Dementia

  • Alzheimers
  • Vascular
  • Lewy body
  • Frontotemporal

Depression
Hypothyroidism
Vit 12 deficiency

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Acute memory loss - main test

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MRI / CT head

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Subacute memory loss - main test

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LP

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Short term episodic memory loss linked to which type of dementia?

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Alzheimers / Lewy body

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Changes in personality / social conduct linked to which type of dementia

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Frontotemporal

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Memory retrieval difficulties linked to which type of dementia

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Vascular dementia

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Along with memory loss B12 deficiency can also present with?

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Posterior column - decreased vibration + proprioception

Lower extremity numbness may also be seen

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Memory loss - blood tests

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U+Es
Mg
Ca2+
B12
Thiamine
TFTs
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