Differential Diagnosis of Dementias - Alzheimer's Association
Differential Diagnosis of Dementias - Alzheimer's Association Differential Diagnosis of Dementias - Alzheimer's Association
Common Types of Neurodegenerative Dementia 1 • Alzheimer’s dementia (AD) • Parkinson’s disease dementia (PDD) • Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) • Vascular dementia (VaD) • Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) Lewy Body Dementia Spectrum 2 • Mixed (multiple pathologies/etiologies) dementia 1. American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Fourth Edition. Text Revision. (DSM-IV-TR ® .) Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association; 2000. 2. Lewy Body Dementia Association, Inc. 2010. Caregiver Burden in Lewy Body Dementias: Challenges in Obtaining Diagnosis and Providing Daily Care. Atlanta, GA: Lewy Body Dementia Association; 2010. 4
The Typical Dementia Scenario • Patients may not seek medical care for symptoms • Lack of insight common • Patient denies problem, family/friends express concerns • Caregivers may gradually compensate and cover up symptoms for the patient, "masking" the true magnitude of the deficits • Delayed diagnosis until moderate stage Agronin ME. Alzheimer disease and other dementias : a practical guide. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2008. 5
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The Typical Dementia Scenario<br />
• Patients may not seek medical care for symptoms<br />
• Lack <strong>of</strong> insight common<br />
• Patient denies problem, family/friends express<br />
concerns<br />
• Caregivers may gradually compensate and cover<br />
up symptoms for the patient, "masking" the true<br />
magnitude <strong>of</strong> the deficits<br />
• Delayed diagnosis until moderate stage<br />
Agronin ME. Alzheimer disease and other dementias : a practical guide. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2008.<br />
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