Neuro Review Table - Dementias (1) Flashcards
LBD
Synucleinopathy (Lewy bodies throughout cortex)
AD
Tauopathy (neuritic plaques + neurofibrillary tangles)
PD
Synucleinopathy (Lewy bodies in neurons)
MSA
Synucleinopathy (Lewy bodies in glial cells)
CBD
Tauopathy (ballooned hypochromatic cortical neurons)
PSP
Tauopathy (globose neurofibrillary tangles in brainstem nuclei)
FTLD (behavioral)
tauopathy; aka Pick disease; personality change
FTLD (primary progressive aphasia)
expressive aphasia –> global aphasia
FTLD (temporal/semantic aphasia)
receptive aphasia –>
Huntington
CAG repeat in huntingtin gene (Chr 4)
LBD hypometabolism?
occipital
AD hypometabolism?
posterior temporo-parietal
PD hypometabolism?
BG
CBD hypometabolism?
asymmetric frontoparietal
FTLD (PPA) hypometabolism?
L frontal + temporal