Memory Problems Flashcards
Name the three types of memory
Sensory
Short-term
Long- term
What are the two types of long-term memory?
Explicit (conscious)
Implicit (unconscious
Describe explicit/conscious memory
Declarative split into episodic (events/experiences)
semantic (facts/concepts)
How do we process things?
Attention - encoding - storage - retrieval
Name two types of memory loss
Anterograde
Retrograde
What is anterograde amnesia?
Difficulty in acquiring new material and remembering events since the onset of illness
What is retrograde amnesia?
Difficulty in remembering information prior to the onset of illness e.g korsakoff or TBI
What are common reports of memory loss?
Forgetting a message, losing track of conversation, forgetting to do things, inability to navigate familiar things, losing things, struggling to remember names
Define dementia
Gradual irreversible loss in global cognitive function in two or more domains that impairs function
What domains does cognitive screening include?
Memory Attention and concentration Executive funcitoning Visuo-spatial functioning Language
Name four types of cognitive test
Mini mental state examination
GPCOG
Montreal Cognitive Assessment
Addenbrookes Cognitive Examination
What score is indicative of dementia in MMSE?
<24
>27 is normal
Describe GPCOG
Name and address Time orientation Clock drawing News in the last week Recall of address
What score is normal on MoCA?
> 26
What is the cut off for Addenbrookes?
82 or 88
