Tremors
Consumed on 6th Street and sometimes helps essential tremors.
What is alcohol?
Loss of smell more recently associated with COVID but also may be present in patients with Parkinson's.
What is anosmia?
Affects about 6.5 million people in the US
What is Alzheimer's Dementia
Imaging most useful in evaluating a person for AD.
What is an MRI?
First line treatment for essential tremors.
What is propranolol?
Initial presenting symptom in 70% of those affected and common at rest.
What is a Parkinson's tremor?
Slowness of movements.
What is bradykinesia?
What is frontoparietal dementia?
Can be easily done in primary care in a timely manner to assess cognitive function.
What is a Clock Drawing Test?
First line treatment for Parkinson's in patients over 65.
What is carbidopa/levodopa?
An occupational therapist may recommend these for patients with essential tremor to make a meal more enjoyable.
What are weighted utensils?
Describes a ratchet-like movement seen in patients with PD.
What is cogwheeling?
A key indicator that distinguishes MCI from dementia.
What is functional impairment?
Two labs commonly ordered to rule out other causes of dementia?
What is TSH and B12?
Most effective in mild and moderate dementia.
What are acetylcholinesterase inhibitors?
Amiodarone and Valporic Acid, stimulants, anti-psychotics, and some anti-depressants.
What are some medications that can cause tremors?
Contributes to falls in patients with PD.
What is postural instability?
A common finding in Lewy Body Dementia.
What are visual hallucinations?
Most commonly used test to assess for AD.
What is the MMSE?
Often used for moderate to severe dementia.
What is memantine?
Typically occurs bilaterally
What is an essential tremor?
Handwriting that is smaller than normal and non-tremulous.
What is micrographia?
AD is more common in this gender.
What is female?
A cognitive diagnostic tool often used to assess executive functioning.
What is the MOCA?
Commonly used to treat depression and anxiety in PD.
What is sertraline?