Severe Mental Illness — Flashcards

Lewy body dementia diagnostic criteria for 2/3 core clinical features: _____ Parkinsonism Fluctuating cognition

_____ dementia has a step-wise progression where the cognitive impairment will remain the same for months and then suddenly drop again as infarctions occur

A stroke can x2 ↑ the risk of suffering from _____

What is the pharmacological management of vascular dementia? _____

How does lewy body dementia & parkinson's dementia differ? _____

What investigation can be used for lewy body dementia? _____

A patient with diagnosed dementia should notify the _____

Hint: Government agency

Early-onset dementia with Parkinsonian features suggests _____ dementia

What vitamin can be used for Alzheimer's/vascular dementia to slow functional losses? _____

Lewy body dementia is characterized initially by dementia with _____ cognition / alertness, a(n) REM sleep behavior disorder, visual hallucinations, followed by parkinsonian features