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MoCA: Montreal Cognitive Assessment 

#Diagnosis #Geriatrics #Dementia #Montreal #Cognitive #Assessment #MoCA #MSE #Evaluation #Score
Assessment #Diagnosis ... #Geriatrics #Dementia ... Assessment #MoCA #MSE
Parkinson's Plus Syndromes - Atypical Parkinsonism
Main motor symptoms:
 • Tremors
 • Limb rigidity
 • Bradykinesia
Other symptoms
Parkinson's Plus Syndromes ... Parkinson's plus syndrome ... system atrophy (MSA ... (CBS) • Dementia ... #Parkinsonism #diagnosis
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
Prader-Willi Syndrome ... =>Prader-Willi Syndrome ... delayed puberty -> Infertility ... #genetics #pathophysiology ... #peds #pediatrics
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 ... Aphaso-apraxo-agnosia syndrome ... #Geriatrics #Workup
Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE)
Score one point for each correct response within each question or activity.

#MMSE #Mini
Status Examination (MMSE ... #MMSE #Mini #Mental ... #Examination #diagnosis ... #dementia #neurology ... #geriatrics
Lewy Body Dementia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Lewy Body Dementia is a sub-category of major or mild
Lewy Body Dementia ... a hierarchy of diagnostic ... (required for diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #geriatrics #diagnosis
Jaundice - Pathophysiology and Causes

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Jaundice #Pathophysiology #Differential #Unconjugated #Causes #Diagnosis
Jaundice - Pathophysiology ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Jaundice #Pathophysiology ... Unconjugated #Causes #Diagnosis
Patellofemoral Syndrome - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Knee Pain with possible symptoms of 'catching'
Patellofemoral Syndrome ... Patellofemoral #Syndrome ... #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #msk
Fecal Incontinence - Pathogenesis and Complications
Continence mechanisms are impaired
 • Local neuronal damage
 • External and
irritable bowel syndrome ... (e.g. stroke, dementia ... #Incontinence #geriatrics ... #pathophysiology
The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is commonly used as a screening tool to detect dementia. However,
State Examination (MMSE ... tool to detect dementia ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... #Dementia #SLUMS