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Causes of Dementia / Cognitive Impairment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Affecting Multiple Domains
 • Depression
 • Delirium
Decline
Causes of Dementia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Recent Memory - Alzheimer's ... Lewy Bodies #CognitiveImpairment ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Alzheimer’s Disease ... (99% of cases): ... (1% of cases): ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia ... pathophysiology #geriatrics #diagnosis
The 9 Ds of Weight loss in the Elderly
 - Dementia
 - Depression
 - Disease (acute
the Elderly - Dementia ... disability) #WeightLoss ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Geriatrics #Causes
To be eligible for hospice beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s disease must have a FAST Scale of greater
be eligible for hospice ... beneficiaries with Alzheimer ... #Dementia #Functional ... Staging #Test #Hospice ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
The Dementia Umbrella

Dementia is an umbrella term that describes a collection of symptoms that are caused
The Dementia Umbrella ... Dementia is ... symptoms that are caused ... is Alzheimer's ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis ... autonomy 2) Rule out ... assessment Alzheimer ... - 1st cause after ... - 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,
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Abuse • Dementia ... Post-Surgical, Infections ... Mellitus • HIV #WeightLoss ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Malignancy 
 - Tumor effect* (esp. Gl, lung, lymphoma)
Causes of Unintentional ... - Differential Diagnosis ... insufficiency Neuro: Dementia ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #WeightLoss ... #Causes
Causes of Myoclonus - Differential Diagnosis
LOCALIZATION:
 • Cortical: Focal/multifocal: Distal UL+ Face, Action/sensitive induced
 • Sub-Cortical:
Causes of Myoclonus ... - Differential Diagnosis ... encephalopathies, post ... degenerations, dementias ... #Causes #neurology