Medical pearl 09 #ABOUT DEMENTIA Dementia + sensory Ataxia + PNP(polyneuropathy) + UMN(babinski's sign) = B12 deficiency Dementia + cerebellar ataxia + ophtalmoplegia = B1 def (Wernicke's syndrome) Dementia + high cholesterol = hypothyroidism Dementia + myoclonus = Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Dementia + gait apraxia + urinary incontinence = NPH (non-pressure hydrocephalus) Dementia with stepwise progression + pseudobulbar palsy(PBP) = Binswanger's disease (vascular dementia) Dementia + PBP + gaze abnormality + torticollis = PSP (progressive supranuclear palsy) Dementia + chorea= Huntington's disease Dementia + Parkinsonism + syncopal attack = Shy-Drager syndrome (multiple system atrophy) Dementia that is fluctuating + Parkinsonism= Lewy body dementia Dementia with sparing visuospatial skills + personality change = Frontotemporal dementia
