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Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Alzheimer’s Disease ... for Late Onset Alzheimer's ... chromosome 21) Signs ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia ... geriatrics #diagnosis #signs
Trial of Solanezumab for Mild Dementia Due to Alzheimers Disease #EBM #Dementia #Solanezumab #Alzheimers #NegativeTrial #VisualAbstract
Solanezumab for Mild Dementia ... Due to Alzheimers ... Disease #EBM #Dementia ... #Solanezumab #Alzheimers
Alzheimer's Disease - Summary
 • Epidemiology
 • Pathophysiology
 • Risk Factors
 • Presentation
 • Diagnosis
 •
Alzheimer's Disease ... LizzyHastie #Alzheimers ... Summary #diagnosis #management
Causes of Dementia / Cognitive Impairment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Affecting Multiple Domains
 • Depression
 • Delirium
Decline
Causes of Dementia ... Impairment Subcortical Dementia ... Fronto-temporal Dementia ... Recent Memory - Alzheimer's ... Dementia • Early
Forgetfulness: Normal or Not?

Features of Normal Age Related Forgetfulness versus Serious Memory Problems in Dementia.

#Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Memory Problems in Dementia ... Diagnosis #Geriatrics #Dementia ... Forgetfullness #Comparison #Alzheimers
The Dementia Umbrella

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

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
assessment Alzheimer ... atrophy Lewy body dementia ... (parkinsonian signs ... Frontotemporal dementia ... atrophy Vascular Dementia
To be eligible for hospice beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s disease must have a FAST Scale of greater
beneficiaries with Alzheimer ... Pneumonia) related to Alzheimer ... #Stage #Score #Alzheimers ... #Dementia #Functional
Orbicularis Reflex in an Alzheimer's Patient on Physical Exam

Alzheimer's is a degenerative, progressive and irreversible disease.
Orbicularis Reflex in an Alzheimer's ... Physical Exam Alzheimer's ... Alzheimer's affects ... loss present in dementia
Hypothyroidism – symptoms and signs.

Symptoms: 
Tiredness/malaise, 
Weight gain,
Anorexia,
Cold intolerance, 
Poor memory,
Change in appearance, 
Depression, 
Poor libido,
– symptoms and signs ... , Deafness Signs ... slowness, Psychosis/dementia ... Hypothyroid #Features #Signs