Old Age Psychiatry Flashcards
1
Q
For Driving and Dementia, when should DVLA be notified?
A
At Diagnosis
2
Q
Imaging for Dementia?
A
CT
CT/SPECT
DAT Scan
3
Q
Most Common Type of Dementia?
A
Alzheimers
4
Q
Three Main Features of Alzheimer’s?
A
Amyloid Plaques and Tau Tangles
Atrophy
Reduction in Acetylcholine
5
Q
Lewy body Dementia 3 Key Features?
A
Visual Hallucinatons
Fluctuations
Parkinsonism
6
Q
Lewy body pathology on Spect or Pet Scan?
A
Reduced Dopamine Uptake
7
Q
What Scan for Lewy body Dementia?
A
DAT Scan
8
Q
In Lewy body Dementia dopamine uptake is reduced where?
A
Putamen
9
Q
Drug Treatment for Mild-Mod Alzheimers?
A
Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors
10
Q
Drug Treatment for Mod to Severe Alzheimers?
A
Memantine
