Term
| What are the types of dementia? |
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Definition
- Fronto-temporal Dementia
- Normal Pressure Hydroencephalus (REVERSIBLE)
- Lewy Body
- Vascular
- Toxic
- ALZHEIMERS |
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Term
| What is the most common form of dementia? |
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Definition
| Alzheimers: progressive neurodegenerative gradually erodes cog fxn eventually causing death. |
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Term
| What depression screening tool is appropriate for Dementia patients? |
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Definition
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Term
| Alzheimer's Disease is characterized by MEMORY Loss plus one or more... |
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Definition
Aphasia
Agnosia
Apraxia
Executive disfunction
= Functional Impairment secondary to cognition and not another cause. |
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Term
| What are the drugs used to treat cognitive symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease? |
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Definition
- Acetyl Cholinesterase Ihi
- NMDA receptor antagonists |
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Term
| At what stage/MMSE are drugs most effective for AD? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are some general characteristics of Vascular Dementia? |
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Definition
- VD+AD more common than alone
- Clinically very similar to AD
- Risk Factors: Smoking, HTN, Hchl, SMOKING, diabetes, cardiovascular dx |
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Term
| What are some general characteristics of dementia with Lewy Bodies? |
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Definition
- usu present w/ AD
- Pleasant visual hallucinations
- Late stage memory impairment
- NEGATIVE to antipsychotics
- Waxing and Waning
- Parkinsonianisms |
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