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Top Tips to help you use the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS)

1. It's all about the baseline
2.
Scale (CFS) ... automatically increase the score ... Dementia doesn't ... #CFS #Tips #Geriatrics ... #Diagnosis #Management
The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is commonly used as a screening tool to detect dementia. However,
(MMSE) is commonly ... for orientation, memory ... , attention, and ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... #Score #Assessment
SLU Mental Status Examination Tool
What does the SLU Mental Status Exam Test Do?
Q1-Q3: Attention, immediate recall,
registration Q6: Memory ... extrapolation #Diagnosis ... #Geriatrics #Dementia ... #SLUMS #MSE #MentalStatus ... #Score
Lewy Body Dementia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Lewy Body Dementia is a sub-category of major or mild
Clinical Findings ... Clinical manifestations ... particularly affecting memory ... visuospatial function Core ... pathophysiology #geriatrics
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis ... 1) Clinical diagnosis ... MRI, iADL scale, ... MMSE, neuropsychological ... #Geriatrics #Workup
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... should be based on clinical ... #AIDS #opportunistic
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Clinical Findings ... semantic memory ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia ... pathophysiology #geriatrics ... #diagnosis #signs
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
impairment • HIV dementia ... • Depressive symptoms ... Diagnosis: MRI ... : The clinical ... #AIDS #Neurology
Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score

There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools
Frailty Score ... easy to use. ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... #Scale #Score # ... CFS #Rockwood
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
brain PRES Clinical ... PRES-Associated Clinical ... Neurological symptoms ... to 6 hours - Use ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs