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Causes of Dementia / Cognitive Impairment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Affecting Multiple Domains
 • Depression
 • Delirium
Decline
Causes of Dementia ... - Treatable Causes ... - Alzheimer's Dementia ... #Neurology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
 •
Causes of Hemiplegia ... • Aphasia • Apraxia ... Cognition/Confusion, Dementia ... Brown-Sequard Syndrome ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
mutations - Down syndrome ... chromosome 21) Signs ... incontinence, apraxia ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia ... geriatrics #diagnosis #signs
Parkinson's Plus Syndromes - Atypical Parkinsonism
Main motor symptoms:
 • Tremors
 • Limb rigidity
 • Bradykinesia
Other symptoms
Parkinson's Plus Syndromes ... Parkinson's plus syndrome ... • Corticobasal syndrome ... (CBS) • Dementia ... Parkinsonism #diagnosis #neurology
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
Alzheimer - 1st cause ... functions - Aphaso-apraxo-agnosia ... syndrome - Hippocampal ... (parkinsonian signs ... - 2nd cause after
Reversible Neurocognitive Disorders (Reversible Causes of "Dementia")
 • Structural/Mass: Subdural Hematoma, NPH, Intracranial tumor
 • Infection:
Disorders (Reversible Causes ... of "Dementia") ... Neurocognitive #Disorders #dementia ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Parinaud's Syndrome
What?
 - Impaired upgaze
 - Light-near dissociation
 - Convergence retraction nystagmus
 - Eyelid retraction (Collier's
Parinaud's Syndrome ... retraction (Collier's sign ... → "setting sun sign ... gabifpucci #Parinauds #Syndrome ... diagnosis #pineal #neurology
Ataxic gait (Spino-cerebellar ataxia)

#Ataxic #gait disorders occur due to dysfunction of the #cerebellum, the part of
Ataxic gait (Spino-cerebellar ... ataxia) #Ataxic ... Typical causes of ... clinical #video #neurology
Marcus Gunn Phenomenon - Jaw Winking Syndrome

Jaw-winking syndrome is thought to be caused by abnormal innervation
- Jaw Winking Syndrome ... Jaw-winking syndrome ... thought to be caused ... Most cases are congenital ... clinical #video #neurology
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
Brudzinski's Sign ... neck stiffness causes ... #Brudzinskis #Sign ... #physicalexam #neurology