Memory Problems Flashcards
What are the 3 broad categories of human memory?
Sensory memory
Short term (working) memory
Long term memory
Subtypes of long term memory
Explicit (conscious)
Implicit (unconscious)
Subtype of explicit memory
Declarative memory
Subtype of implicit memory
Procedural memory
Subtypes of declarative memory
Episodic
Semantic
What are the 4 stages to memory processing?
Attention
Encoding
Storage
Retrieval
What is anterograde amnesia?
Difficult in acquiring new material and remembering events since the onset of illness or injury
What is retrograde amnesia?
Difficult in remembering information prior to the onset of illness or injury
What are common reports of memory problems?
Forgetting a message Losing track of a conversation Forgetting to do things Inability to navigate in familiar places Increased misplacing of things Struggling to remember names
What is dementia?
A syndrome due to disease od the brain, usually of a chronic or progressive nature, in which there is disturbance of multiple higher cortical functions including memory, thinking, orientation, comprehension, calculation, learning capacity, language and judgement
Consciousness is NOT clouded
Common accompanied by deterioration in emotional control, social behaviour or motivation
Diagnostic criteria for dementia?
2 or more of:
Forgetfulness, memory loss, confusion, poor reasoning and logic, personality changes, poor judgement, ability to focus, visual perception
Primary dementia diseases?
Alzheimer's CJD FTD Huntington's Lewy Body Dementia PD Vascular Wernicke-Korsakoff
Secondary causes of dementia?
Depression Diabetes Excessive alcohol use Head injury Medications Mild cognitive impairment Thyroid Tumour B12 and folate deficiency
Onset, duration and course of dementia?
Insidious onset
Months to years duration
Stable, progressive step wise couse
Onset, duration and course of delirium
Acute onset
Hours/days/weeks/ months duration
Fluctuating course
