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Causes of Dementia / Cognitive Impairment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Affecting Multiple Domains
 • Depression
 • Delirium
Decline
Causes of Dementia ... - Treatable Causes ... Recent Memory - Alzheimer's ... Lewy Bodies #CognitiveImpairment ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
autonomy 2) Rule out ... assessment Alzheimer ... - 1st cause after ... Frontotemporal dementia ... - 2nd cause after
Orbicularis Reflex in an Alzheimer's Patient on Physical Exam

Alzheimer's is a degenerative, progressive and irreversible disease.
Physical Exam Alzheimer's ... Alzheimer's affects ... time, and can cause ... loss present in dementia ... Orbicularis #Snout #Pout
Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Intake:
 • GI illness (upper and lower)
 • Psychiatric (Depression,
• Abuse • Dementia ... Post-Surgical, Infections ... Mellitus • HIV #WeightLoss ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes