Organic Psychiatry

Question 1

Hallucinations from where?

Answer 1

Retina
Optic system
Modulators pathways
Occipital regions

Question 2

What kinds of complex visual hallucinations?

Answer 2

Distortions

Hallucinations

Question 3

When do you get worse hallucinations?

Answer 3

Worse at dusk or early morning

Question 4

Charles Bonnet Syndrome?

Answer 4

Elderly visually impaired, psychological intact

Under reported

Question 5

What is peduncular hallucinogens

Answer 5

Vascular, neoplastic, demyelinating

Question 6

What other conditions causes hallucinations?

Answer 6

Migraine
Temporal lobe epilepsy
Lewy body
Narcolepsy
Delirium tremens
Hallucinogens

Question 7

3 common organic psychiatric conditions with elderly

Answer 7

Delirium
Dementia
Psychosis

Question 8

What is acanthocyte?

Answer 8

Spiky RBC

Question 9

What is a classic MRI finding for huntingtons

Answer 9

Bilateral caudate atrophy

Question 10

What is secondary psychiatric syndrome?

Answer 10

Not related to primary psychiatric diseases like schizo

But brain or systemic disease in brain

Question 11

Mania without hx bipolar

Answer 11

Late onset mania, can be unusual, could be FTD

Question 12

If ppl telling you birds or children hallucinations but has insight and distressing

Answer 12

White matter disease

Question 13

How to rule in organic disease?

Answer 13

Neurology/physical examination
Cognitive test
Changes in conscious state
get collateral history and good past medical