S&D1 Block 5 Flashcards
Dementia is caused by Alzheimer’s Disease, Vascular Dementia, and what three other things?
Alcoholism, Parkinson and Lewy Body Dementia, Drug/medication intoxication
What vitamins can cause dementia?
What infections can cause dementia?
B12 and B1
HIV, hypothyroidism
Reversible cause of dementia: vitamins B1 and 12, medication, alcohol, and what are the other two?
Hypothyroidism and Non-pressure hydrocephalus
What are the three most common potentially reversible diagnosis of dementia?
Depression, normal pressure hydrocephalus, alcohol dependence
With dementia, what is the acute/subacute onset of confusion?
Delirium
Dementia: What is a slowly progressive memory loss in elderly likely due to __________?
Alzheimer’s disease
What is dementia that is difficulty managing money, driving, shopping, following instruction, finding words, and ect.?
Frontal Temporal Dementia
_______ is also suggested by prominent apathy, loss of empathy, loss of speech fluency and by relative sparing of memory and visuospatial abilities
Frontal Temporal Dementia
______ is suggested by early visual hallucinations, REM behavior disorder (RBD), Capgras delusion
Dementia with Lewy Bodies
Rapid progression with motor rigidity and myoclonus suggests __________
CJD
Typical __________ spares motor system until later
______ patients often have axial rigidity, supranuclear gaze palsy, or a motor neuron disease
Alzheimer’s Disease
Frontotemporal dementia
____________ often starts with visual hallucinations or dementia ; but may include symptoms of Parkinson disease (resting tremors, cogwheel rigidity, bradykinesia, festinating gait)
Dementia with Lewy Bodies
What is dementia with myelopathy and peripheral neuropathy suggest what?
B12 Deficiency
Dry cool skin, hair loss, and bradycardia suggests _________
with physical examination approach to dementia is what disease
hyporthyroidism
With Dementia, what disease is episodic memory, category generation, visuoconstructive ability?
Alzheimer’s disease
What is earliest deficits involve executive control and language function (maybe absent in some despite profound social-emotional deficits)
Frontal Lobe Dementia