Severe Mental Illness — Flashcards

A stroke can x2 ↑ the risk of suffering from _____

Dementia is a common feature of _____ Parkinson's disease

Hint: early or late

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

Familial cases of Alzheimer disease (10%) are characterized by a(n) _____ age of onset (relative to sporadic cases)

_____-onset familial Alzheimer's can be caused by PSEN1 & PSEN2 genes

What is the first-line pharmacological management of Alzheimer's? _____

_____-onset Alzheimer's is associated with apolipoprotein ε4 allele

Over 90% of Alzheimer disease cases are _____

Hint: sporadic or familial

NICE recommend the use of cognitive testing tools for dementia, including _____ or the 6-item cognitive impairment test (6CIT)

The ε2 allele of apolipoprotein E is associated with _____ risk for Alzheimer disease

Hint: increased or decreased