IM Board Prep #5: Dementia and Cognitive Decline

The Neurotransmitters: Clinical Neurology Education

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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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Chapter

1. Cognitive Decline and Dementia Overview (00:00:00)

2. Clinical Features and Diagnosis of Dementia (00:10:21)

3. Understanding Dementia and Delirium (00:24:20)