Causes of Dementia
- Intoxication or Medications
- Depression
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Vitamin B12 Deficiency
- Metabolic Conditions
- Lewy Body Dementia
- Prion Disease
- Pick's Disease
- AIDS Dementia
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Multi-infarct (Vascular) Dementia
Lewy Body Dementia
- Unknown Etiology
- Decreased Acetylcholine
- Alpha-synuclein Defect
- Eosinophilic Cytoplasmic Inclusion
- Visual Hallucinations
- Progressive Dementia
- Fluctuating Cognition
- REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
- Parkinsonism
- Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors
5 A's of Alzheimer's Disease
- Agnosia
- Anomia
- Aphasia
- Apraxia
- Amnesia
Alzheimer's Disease Assessment (Early Symptoms)
- Advanced Age
- Poor Judgment and Decision-Making
- Difficulty Having a Conversation
- Inability to Manage a Budget
- Losing Track of the Date or Season
- Misplacing Things
Alzheimer's Disease Assessment (Late Symptoms)
- Memory Impairment
- Wandering Behavior
- Confabulation
- Perseveration
- Lack of Abstract Thinking
- Severe Cognitive Decline
Alzheimer's Disease Interventions
- PET Scan and CT
- Mini-Mental State Examination
- Drug Therapy
- Safe Environment
- Moderate Exercise
- Behavioral Modification
- Assistance with Functional Independence
- Assistance and Support for Caregiver
Cluster Headache
- More Common in Men
- Unilateral Periorbital Headache
- Ipsilateral Tearing
- Precipitated by Alcohol
- Stabbing Pain
- 15 min - 3 Hours
- Repetitive Attacks in Clusters
- High Flow 100% O2
- Ergots
- Sumatriptan