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def of cognitive disorder

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signif chang in cognition from a previous level of functioning

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two main types of cognitive disorders

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delirium and dementia

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57 yo M with tremor, EPS, frontal dizziness, and sluggish pupillary reflexes

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most likely tertiary syphilis; order VDRL and TSH

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delirium lasts how long?

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can last from days to weeks, and may become chronic

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other terms for delirium

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encephalopathy; acute organic brain syndrome; acute confusional state; acute toxic psychosis; and ICU psychosis

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how common is delirium

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ten to thirty percent of medically admitted patients exhibit delirium

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DSM IV criteria for delirium

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disturbance of consciousness, change in cognition, develips over a short period of time (hrs to days) and tends to fluctuate throughout the course of the day

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treatment of delirium

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orient the patient; lights on and window shades up; meds can be used symptomatically (haloperidol)

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do NOT use benzos with delirium

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can cause/prolong delirium

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dementia

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impairment of memory and other cognitive functions without alteration in the level of consciousness

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msot common cause of dementia

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alzheimers (50 to 70 percent)

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second most common cause of dementia

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vascular dementia

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dsm four criteria for dementia

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multiple cognitive deficits manifested by both memory impairment and one or more of aphasia, apraxia, agnosia, loss of exec functioning; deficits do not occur exclusively during delirium

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alzheimers disease epi

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affects women three times more commonly than men; very heritable

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alzheimers mech

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decrease in ach due to loss of noradrenergic neurons in the basal ceruleus and decreased choline acetyltransferase (reqd for Ach synthesis)

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alzheimers genes

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account for only 5% of cases; presenelin I, presenelin II, amyloid precursor protein APP; major susceptibility gene is APOe4

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explanation for Alzheimers disease

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amyloid cascade hypoth; exce of Abeta peptides either by overproduction or diminished clearance

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postmortem findings in alzheimers disease

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diffuse atrophy with enlarge ventricles and flattened sulci; senile plaques and NFTs; (plaques but no tangles correlate with severity of dementia)

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treatment for alzheimers

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cholinestase inhib can slow cognitive decline for 6-12 mos; also NMDA antags can be used

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examples of cholinesterase inhib used in AD

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Tacrine (Cognex); donepezil (Aricept); rivastigmine (Exelon); galantamine (Razadyne)

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examples of NMDA antags used for AD

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Memantine (Namenda)

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treatment for vascular dementia

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cholinesterase inhib have been shown to be successful; antihypertensive tx; tx symptoms as necessary

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cause of Lewy body dementia

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Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites (aggregations of alpha synuclein) in the brain, primarily in the basal gang

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clinical manifestations of LBD

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progressive cognitive decline; waxing and waning of cognition is core feature; VH of animals and people; paranoid delusions; parkinsonis; sens to neuroleptics; REM sleep behavior disorder is common

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Difference between LBD and Parkinson disease dementia

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LBD is onset of dementia within 12 mos of parkinsonism sx; dementia that begins more than 12 mos after the parkinsonism sx is classified as Parkinson disease dementia

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treatment for LBD

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cholinesterase inhib help improve VH; psychostimulants, levodopa/carbidopa, and dopamine agonists may improve cognition, apathy and psychomotor slowing

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treatment for REM sleep behavior disorder in LBD

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clonazepam

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Pick disease/FTD presents when

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between 45 and 65

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genetics of FTD

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about 25% are familial and may be assoc with mutation in the progranulin or MAPT gent

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duration of illness to death in FTD

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5 years

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clinical manifestations of FTD

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changes in personality and social conduct; disinhibited behavior; echolalia, overeating, oral exploration of objects; lack emotional warmth; poor insight; preservation fo memory, language, and spatial functions

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pathology of FTD

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marked atrophy of the frontal and temporal lobes; neuron loss, microvacuolization, and astrocytic gliosis in cortical layer II

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treatment for FTD

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anticholinergic meds and antidepressants improve behavioral sx but not cognition

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most common dementia caused by infectious disease

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hiv assoc dementia

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what is the cuase of dementia in HIV-assoc dementia?

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the infections as well as direct effects of the virus on cells

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treatment for HIV-assoc dementia

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HAART improves cognition and prolongs life; also psychostimulants target fatigue and psychomotor retardation

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caudate atrophy

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huntingtons disease

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HD gene

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trinuc repeat on chrom 4

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treatment for HD

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none

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lilliputian hallucinations

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sensation that objects appear very small; seen in parkinsons disease

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parkinsons disease pathology

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neuron loss in the substantia nigra, which provides dopamine to the basal gang

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what percent of PD patients develop dementia?

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30-40 percent

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how is PD like AD

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senile plaques and NFTs, loss of neurons, and decr choline acetyltransferase

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source of CJD

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a small number of patients have become infected through corneal transplants

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clinical features of CJD

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rapidly progressive dementia 6-12 mos after onset of sx; myoclonus is seen in most patients; basal gang and cerebellar dysfunction; personality changes; coma, death

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diagnosis of CJD

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rapidly progressive dementia and periodic generalized sharp waves on EEG plus at least two of: myoclonus, cortical blindness, ataxia, pyramidal, or EPS; muscle atrophy, mutism

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NPH

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enlarged ventricles with incr CSF pressure; gait distubrance; urinary incont; dementia

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cause of NPH

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can be idiopathic or secondary to obstruction of CSF reabsorption sites due to trauma, infx, or hemorrhage

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treatment of NPH

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relieve pressure with shunt; of the clinical triad, dementia is least likely to improve

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most common finding in delirum

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impairment in recent memory

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dementia with cogwheel rigidity and resting tremor

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LBD or PD

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dementia plus diminished position and vibration sensation plus megaloblasts on CBC

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vit B12 def

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dementia plus tremor plus abnormal LFTs plus kayser-fleisher rigns

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wilson disease; check ceruloplasmin

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dementia plus diminished position and vibration plusArgyll robertson pupils

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neurosyph; do CSF VDRL

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delirium timing of symptoms

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usually worse at night, whereas in dementia the sx are stable throughout the day

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EEG changes

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fast waves or generalized slowing seen in delirium; not seen in dementia

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senile plaques and NFTs

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not unique to Alzheimers; also seen in Down syndrome and normal aging

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a stroke to the frontal lobe

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can lead to sx of schizophrenia, bipilar I disorder, and depression

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FTD leads to a more rapid progression to death than in alzherimers dementia

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right

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prion diseases besides CJD

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kuru; Gertmann-Straussler syndrome, fatal familial insomnia, and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease)

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the three Ws of NPH

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wobbyl, wet and wacky

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