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Revision as of 03:04, 27 November 2011
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=Clinical perspective= | =Clinical perspective= | ||
=== | ===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==== | ||
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). | ||