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==Diagnosis== | ==Diagnosis== | ||
Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the diagnosis of | Shown below is an [[algorithm]] summarizing the diagnosis of [[amnesia]] according to the the American Academy of Neurology guidelines:<ref name="pmid24459411">{{cite journal |vauthors=Jahn H |title=Memory loss in Alzheimer's disease |journal=Dialogues Clin Neurosci |volume=15 |issue=4 |pages=445–54 |date=December 2013 |pmid=24459411 |pmc=3898682 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
{{familytree/start |summary=PE diagnosis Algorithm.}} | <br />{{familytree/start |summary=PE diagnosis Algorithm.}} | ||
{{familytree | | | | A01 | | | | {{familytree | | | | | | | | A01 |A01= Patient with [[amnesia]]}} {{familytree | | | | |,|-|-|-|^|-|-|-|-|.| | | }} | ||
{{familytree | | | | |!| | | | }} | {{familytree | | | B01 | | | | | | | | B02 | | |B01= Acute onset|B02= Chronic onset}} | ||
{{familytree | | | | B01 | | | B01= }} | {{familytree | | | |!| | | | | | | | | |!| | | | }} | ||
{{familytree | | |,|-| | {{familytree | | | |!| | | | | | | | | B01 |-| B02 |-| B03 |-| B04| | |B01= Measure [[vitamin B12]], and [[folate]], and [[TSH]] |B02= Abnormal?|B03= Yes|B04= [[Vitamin deficiency]], [[hypothyroidism]]}} | ||
{{familytree | | | {{familytree | | | |!| | | | | | | | | |!| | | | }} | ||
{{familytree | | | B01 | | | | | | | | B02 |-| B03 |-| B04 | | |B01= Fluctuating course, [[inattention]], [[disorganized thinking]], | |||
{{familytree/end}} | or altered level of [[consciousness]]?|B02= Positive for SIGE CAPS questionary?|B03= Yes|B04= [[Depression]]}} | ||
{{familytree | | | |!| | | | | | | | | |!| | | | }} | |||
{{familytree | | | B01 | | | | | | | | B02 |-| B03 |-| B04 |-| B05 | | |B01= Yes|B02= No |B03= Severe [[disimpairment]] in [[social functioning]]? |B04= No |B05= [[Normal aging]]}} | |||
{{familytree | | | |!| | | | | | | | | |!| | | | }} | |||
{{familytree | | | B01 | | | | | | | | B02 | | |B01= [[Delirium]]|B02= [[Dementia]]}} | |||
{{familytree | | | |!| | | | | | | | | |!| | | | }} | |||
{{familytree | | | B01 | | | | | | | | B02 | | |B01= Take [[history]] and perform [[physical examination]] | |||
|B02= Take [[history]] and perform [[physical examination]]}} | |||
{{familytree | | | |!| | | | | | | | | |!| | | | }} | |||
{{familytree | | | B01 |-| B02| || | |!| | | |B01= History of [[head trauma]]? | |||
|B02= Yes}} | |||
{{familytree | | | |!| | | |!| | | | | |!| | | | }} | |||
{{familytree | | |B01| | B02 | | | | |!| | | | B01= No|B02= [[Concussion]], [[post-concussive amnesia]]}} | |||
{{familytree | | | |!| | | | | | | | | |!| | | | }} | |||
{{familytree | | |B01| | | | | | | | |!| | | | B01= Measure [[urine toxicology]], [[CBC]], [[creatinine]], [[electrolites]], and | |||
[[glucose]] to reveal cause|B02= [[Concussion]], [[post-concussive amnesia]]}} | |||
{{familytree | | | | | | | | | | | | | |!| | | | }} | |||
{{familytree | | | | | | | | | | | | | |!| | | | }} | |||
{{familytree | | | | | |,|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|+|-|-|-|-|v|-|-|-|-|-|.| | }} | |||
{{familytree | | | | | |!| | | |!| | | |!| | | | |!| | | | | |!| | }} | |||
{{familytree | | | | |B01| |B02| |B03| | |B04| | | |B05| B01= Initial [[short term memory]] loss | |||
| B02= [[Vascular]] risk factors, imaging evidence | |||
of [[cerebrovascular]] involvement | |||
| B03= Young age, [[behavioral]] symptoms | |||
or language impairment | |||
| B04= [[Bradikinesia]] or features of [[parkinsonism]], | |||
fluctuating [[cognition]], [[visual | |||
hallucinations]] | |||
| B05= [[Dementia]] occuring 1 year after onset | |||
of [[Parkinson disease]] | |||
|| }} | |||
{{familytree | | | | |!| | | | |!| | | |!| | | | |!| | | | | |!| | }} | |||
{{familytree | | | | |B01| |B02| |B03| | |B04| | | |B05| | B01= [[Alzheimer disease]] | |||
| B02= [[Vascular dementia]] | |||
| B03= [[Frontotemporal dementia]] | |||
| B04= [[Dementia with Lewy bodies]] | |||
| B05= [[Parkinson's disease]]| }} | |||
{{familytree/end}}<br /> | |||
==Treatment== | ==Treatment== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Synonyms and keywords:
Overview
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions that may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
Common Causes
Diagnosis
Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the diagnosis of amnesia according to the the American Academy of Neurology guidelines:[1]
Treatment
Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the treatment of [[disease name]] according the the [...] guidelines.
Do's
- The content in this section is in bullet points.
Don'ts
- The content in this section is in bullet points.