Neurology - Introduction to Dementia Flashcards
cognition
memory, excecutive function, language, visuospatial, personality
when someone cannot do the things they used to because of new problems with memory and or thinking
a.mild cognitive impairment
b.dementia
c.alzheimers
d.parkinsons
b.dementia
what are the 2 categories of contributors to cognitive impairment
dementia causing disease
other
dementia causing diseases
alzheimers disease
dementia with lewy bodies
fronto-temporal disorders
vascular dementia
in which dementia causing disease is memory the prominent early clinical feature
a.alzheimers disease dementia
b.vascular dementia
c.dementia with lewy bodies
d.behavioural variant fronto temporal dementia
e. language frontotemporal dementia
a.alzheimers disease dementia
in which dementia is there an temporal association with stroke as the prominent early clinical feature
a.alzheimers disease dementia
b.vascular dementia
c.dementia with lewy bodies
d.behavioural variant fronto temporal dementia
e. language frontotemporal dementia
b.vascular dementia
in which dementia is there hallucinations as the prominent early clinical feature
a.alzheimers disease dementia
b.vascular dementia
c.dementia with lewy bodies
d.behavioural variant fronto temporal dementia
e. language frontotemporal dementia
c.dementia with lewy bodies
in which dementia is there behavioural change as the prominent early clinical feature
a.alzheimers disease dementia
b.vascular dementia
c.dementia with lewy bodies
d.behavioural variant fronto temporal dementia
e. language frontotemporal dementia
d.behavioural variant fronto temporal dementia
in which dementia is there language change as the prominent early clinical feature
a.alzheimers disease dementia
b.vascular dementia
c.dementia with lewy bodies
d.behavioural variant fronto temporal dementia
e. language frontotemporal dementia
e. language frontotemporal dementia
common overlapping pathology of dementia causing diseases
abnormal accumulation of protein
abnormal loss of brain
‘other’ causes of dementia (excluding dementia causing disease) fall into which 2 categories
diagnoses that mimic dementia - important not to miss
other factors detrimental to cognition
which of these are structural mimics of dementia
a.tumours, normal pressure hydrocephalus, subdural haemotoma
b.over treated diabetes mellitus, thyroid disease
c.HIV/AIDS
d.autoimmune encephalitis
e.temporal lobe epilepsy
a.tumours, normal pressure hydrocephalus, subdural haemotoma
which of these are metabolic mimics of dementia
a.tumours, normal pressure hydrocephalus, subdural haemotoma
b.over treated diabetes mellitus, thyroid disease
c.HIV/AIDS
d.autoimmune encephalitis
e.temporal lobe epilepsy
b.over treated diabetes mellitus, thyroid disease
which of these are infective mimics of dementia
a.tumours, normal pressure hydrocephalus, subdural haemotoma
b.over treated diabetes mellitus, thyroid disease
c.HIV/AIDS
d.autoimmune encephalitis
e.temporal lobe epilepsy
c.HIV/AIDS
which of these are inflammatory mimics of dementia
a.tumours, normal pressure hydrocephalus, subdural haemotoma
b.over treated diabetes mellitus, thyroid disease
c.HIV/AIDS
d.autoimmune encephalitis
e.temporal lobe epilepsy
d.autoimmune encephalitis
which of these are electrical mimics of dementia
a.tumours, normal pressure hydrocephalus, subdural haemotoma
b.over treated diabetes mellitus, thyroid disease
c.HIV/AIDS
d.autoimmune encephalitis
e.temporal lobe epilepsy
e.temporal lobe epilepsy
which type of epilepsy can be a mimic of dementia
a.temporal lobe
b.generalised
c.frontal lobe
d.occipital lobe
a.temporal lobe
other psychiatric conditions eg. depression, anxiety,delirium fall under which group of dementia causes
a.dementia causing disease
b.other - dementia mimics
c.other - contributors to progressive cognitive impairment
c.other - contributors to progressive cognitive impairment
fibromyalgia and perimenopause fall under which group of dementia causes
a.dementia causing disease
b.other - dementia mimics
c.other - contributors to progressive cognitive impairment
c.other - contributors to progressive cognitive impairment
how is dementia diagnosed
a.ct brain
b.mri brain
c.eeg
d.clinical diagnosis
d.clinical diagnosis
functional impairment due to cognitive decline not caused by something else
approach to history taking for dementia
from patient initially then collateral history
history of presenting complaint questions for dementia
when were they last well
what has changed
what are the concerns
talk me through a normal day
history of presenting complaint questions for memory in dementia
repetition, phone calls, visitors, recognising family
history of presenting complaint questions for excecutive function in dementia
remote control, food prep
