Behavioral Neurology

Questions discussed in this category

In what clinical situation would you consider using benzodiazepines in patients with dementia?

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What lifestyle choices are helpful in reducing the risk of or slowing cognitive decline?

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Do you typically obtain an EEG in patients undergoing workup for cognitive dysfunction?

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When do you recommend neuropsychiatric testing in patients with post-concussive syndrome?

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How long after a motor vehicle accident would you expect symptoms including memory loss, hypersomnia, and mood changes to be attributable to the accident?

Traumatic brain injury

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What work-up do you recommend in patients with early-onset dementia?

Which genetic/other testing should be considered in an early-onset dementia work-up?

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How do you evaluate patients with suspected pseudo-dementia?

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When do you recommend lumbar puncture in patients with concern for memory loss?

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Do you check neurofilament light chain in patients with neurodegenerative illnesses?

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Do you use acetylcholinesterase inhibitors in patients with cognitive changes in the setting of cerebral amyloid angiopathy?

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When do you consider prescribing medications such as Aricept in patients with Down Syndrome who start having memory issues?

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When do you recommend driving tests in patients who have memory loss?

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How do you treat behavioral disturbances in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies?

How do you treat dangerous behavioral disturbances (aggression, nighttime wandering) in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB)?

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For patients with significant side effects to a cholinesterase inhibitor, do you try another medication in the class or avoid it altogether?

If you have significant side effects, GI and/or cardiac with one of the cholinesterase inhibitors, would you try using another medication or would you...

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Do you use pimavanserin to treat psychotic symptoms in Lewy body dementia?

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Papers discussed in this category

Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache, 2006 Dec

International Classification of Headache Disorders, Second Edition (ICHD-2): current status and future revisions.

Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache, 2005 Feb

Chronic post-traumatic headache--a clinical analysis in relation to the International Headache Classification 2nd Edition.

Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.), 2008 Feb 05

A prospective controlled study in the prevalence of posttraumatic headache following mild traumatic brain injury.

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