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Cholinesterase inhibitors
- slow breakdown of Ach
- Donepezil and Rivastigimine
NMDA receptor antagonists
- block excess amounts of glutamate
- Memantine
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1 s/s of meningitis 2 diagnosis of MS
, 3 General Left vs Right side stroke 4 Medications used for Alzheimer's
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What is the most common Alzheimer's disease
type of dementia?
Is Alzheimer's reversible? No
What is the etiology of Unknown
Alzheimer's?
Alzheimer's is the result changes in personality, memory, and/or judgement
of?
* 65+ years
What are risk factors for * female
Alzheimer's? * head injury
* APOE gene
what is the patho of plaques, tangles, degeneration of neurons
Alzheimer's
How is Alzheimer's biopsy at autopsy is the only definitive way but
diagnosed? dementia can be ruled out with CT, labs, UA, and MRI
- decreased short term memory
Early s/s of Alzheimer's
- decreased sense of smell
Disease
- misplaced items
- wander
Middle s/s of Alzheimer's - agitated
Disease - incontinent
- money issues
- bed ridden
late s/s of Alzheimer's
- agnosia (inability to recognize objects, people, or
disease
sounds)