Catatonia across disorders — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Which paraneoplastic syndrome presents with psychiatric disturbances, memory deficits, seizures, dyskinesias, autonomic instability, and language dysfunction?_____

Answer: Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis

Flashcard 2: Which psychiatric disorder, delirium or dementia, is characterized by memory deficits, apraxia, aphasia, agnosia, behavioral/personality changes, and impaired judgment? _____

Answer: Dementia

Flashcard 3: Which extrapyramidal symptoms (e.g. due to antipsychotic use) occur within months to years? _____

Answer: Tardive dyskinesia

Flashcard 4: What drug should you avoid in delirium?_____

Answer: Benzodiazepines

Flashcard 5: The nigrostriatal pathway is significantly affected by movement disorders and _____ drugs

Answer: antipsychotic

Flashcard 6: Which extrapyramidal symptoms (e.g. due to antipsychotic use) occur within days to months? _____

Answer: Akathisia (restlessness) and parkinsonism

Flashcard 7: What symptoms of alcohol withdrawal may occur during the 48 - 96 hour time period? _____

Answer: Delirium tremens (5% of cases)

Flashcard 8: Broca's aphasia

Answer: damage to inferior frontal gyrus of dominant frontal lobe

Extra: nonfluent speech, intact comprehensionmnemonic: Broca's Broken Boca

Flashcard 9: Wernicke's aphasia

Answer:

Extra: fluent but nonsensical speech, impaired comprehensionmnemonic: Wernicke's Wordy Widdershins (widdershins is nonsense in this context)superior temporal gyrus of dominant temporal lobe

Flashcard 10: global aphasia

Answer: damage to both Broca's and Wernicke's areas (dominant frontal and temporal lobes)

Extra: nonfluent speech, impaired comprehension