IM Board Prep #5: Dementia and Cognitive Decline
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The Neurotransmitters: Clinical Neurology Education
IM Board Prep #5: Dementia and Cognitive Decline
Mar 20, 2024 Season 1 Episode 40
Michael Kentris

Join us today as we go over the basics on some of the following:

  • What is mild cognitive impairment vs dementia?
  • What goes into the evaluation of dementia, both at the bedside and in the lab
  • The basics of different types of dementia like:
    • Alzheimer Disease
    • Frontotemporal Dementia
    • Dementia with Lewy bodies
    • Vascular Dementia
    • Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
    • Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
  • What if the dementia seems atypical or is faster than usual?
  • How is delirium different than dementia?
    • For most on this check out Psychiatry Boot Camp's great episode on delirium https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/psychbootcamp/episodes/2-4-Delirium-e2chn9q/a-aalv1eg
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