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Differential diagnosis

  • Alzheimer's dementia

  • Frontotemporal dementia

  • Vascular dementia

  • Dementia with Lewy bodies

  • chronic subdural hematoma

  • normal pressure hydrocephalus

  • Dementia mixed with the above

  • Age-appropriate forgetfulness (no problem)

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1. Alzheimer's dementia

Dementia caused by accumulation of proteins called amyloid beta and tau in the brain. Atrophy begins in the hippocampus, which is responsible for memory, and gradually spreads throughout the brain. It is the most common type of dementia.

2. Vascular dementia

Dementia that develops due to brain diseases such as cerebral infarction and intracerebral hemorrhage. Dementia is known to progress gradually, but in the case of cerebrovascular dementia, symptoms appear abruptly.

3. Dementia with Lewy bodies

Dementia is caused by the accumulation of Lewy bodies, a special protein that forms in nerve cells in the brain. The most distinctive feature is that visual hallucinations appear from the beginning of the disease. Diurnal fluctuations in cognitive function and abnormal REM sleep behavior are observed.

4. chronic subdural hematoma

It is a disease in which blood pools between the hard membrane that covers the brain and the brain when the head is hit by a fall. Compression of the brain by a hematoma can lead to cognitive symptoms such as gait disturbance and urinary incontinence. Surgery may be required depending on the symptoms and changes in the images.

5. normal pressure hydrocephalus

It is a disease in which too much cerebrospinal fluid, which protects the brain, builds up in the brain. Compression of the brain by cerebrospinal fluid causes cognitive symptoms such as gait disturbance and urinary incontinence.

 

Aggressive behavior, wandering, refusal, unclean behavior, pica, depression, personality changes, hallucinations, delusions, sleep disturbances, etc. These symptoms are called “peripheral symptoms” or “BPSD” (behavioral and psychological symptoms) of dementia.

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