Organic Conditions Flashcards
1
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Neurosyphilis
A
May occur at any stage of infection
Chronic, insidious inflammation of the meninges
Signs include memory impairment, altered mood, confusion or dementia
2
Q
Huntington Disease
Features
A
Involuntary movements (chorea) Dementia (irritability, untidiness, loss of interest, slowing of cognition, impairment of intellectual function, memory disturbances) Behavioural changes (depression, suicide, psychosis, OCD, sexual/sleep disturbances, change in personality)
3
Q
Stereotypy
A
Repetitive or ritualistic movement. More rhythmic and less random than ticks. Flapping is a stereotypy
4
Q
Malingering
A
Doing something for secondary gain
5
Q
Factitious disorder
A
Doing something for no obvious gain - to assume the “sick role”
6
Q
Normal pressure hydrocephalus
Symptoms
A
Classic symptom triad - gait disturbance, urinary incontinence, dementia
7
Q
Parkinson’s
Treatment
A
L-dopa and carbidopa
Dopamine agonists
Anti-cholinergics - Benztropine for tremor and Parkinsonism
