Difference between revisions of "Neurodegenerative diseases"

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=Clinical perspective=
=Clinical perspective=
===General (mostly useless) DDx===
===Dementia general (mostly useless) DDx===
*Alzheimer's dementia - most common.
*Alzheimer's dementia - most common.
*Vascular.
*Vascular.
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*Multisystem atrophy.
*Multisystem atrophy.


===Mnemonic===
====Mnemonic====
Mnemonic ''VITAMIN D VEST'':<ref>TN06 PS19</ref>
Dementia mnemonic ''VITAMIN D VEST'':<ref>TN06 PS19</ref>
*Vitamin deficiency (B12, folate, thiamine).
*Vitamin deficiency (B12, folate, thiamine).
*Infection (HIV).
*Infection (HIV).
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*Toxins (alcohol).
*Toxins (alcohol).


===Functional anatomy of dementia===
====Functional anatomy of dementia====
*Hippocampus (essential for forming new memories).
*[[Hippocampus]] (essential for forming new memories).
*Frontal lobe (essential for retrieval of memories).
*Frontal lobe (essential for retrieval of memories).


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