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The Dementia Umbrella

Dementia is an umbrella term that describes a collection of symptoms that are caused
not one specific disease ... Dementia affects ... is Alzheimer's disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Classification #Geriatrics
Kawasaki Disease (Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome) 
An rare systemic acute febrile vasculitic syndrome. Aetiology unknown. 
Affects
Kawasaki Disease ... Affects children ... Early diagnosis ... #Features #Signs ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Alzheimer’s Disease ... chromosome 21) Signs ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia ... pathophysiology #geriatrics ... #diagnosis #signs
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
- Meniere’s disease ... positive Romberg sign ... Examples: - Dementia ... Recurrent #Falls #Diagnosis ... Differential #Evaluation #Geriatrics