6 Psychogenic Nonepileptic Episodes Vaishali S. Phatak Department of Neurology, UW Regional Epilepsy Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA Introduction: Clinical features Psychogenic nonepileptic episodes (PNEE) are characterized by…
2 Classifying Epileptic Seizures and the Epilepsies Valeria M. Muro and Mary B. Connolly Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, British Columbia’s Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Introduction…
4 Epidemiology of Seizures and Epilepsy Aidan Neligan1,2 and Josemir W. Sander1,2,3 1 Department of Clinical & Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK2 Epilepsy Society, Chalfont St Peter,…
CAUTION Rapidly progressive dementia does not mean CJD. The premature diagnosis of CJD is to be avoided. Recent pathological studies have demonstrated that 7% of patients who come to autopsy…
2 Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, USA3 Department of Neurology, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, USA Introduction…
TIPS AND TRICKS A number of factors can complicate and delay the diagnosis of the patient with YOD, including atypical presentations of common diseases, overlapping phenotypes of multiple different pathologies,…
TIPS AND TRICKS Build on elements from the Uniform Data Set recommendations for neuropsychological, functional, and behavioral assessment to assess dementia outcomes Domain assessed Assessment instrument Cognition General cognitive…
TIPS AND TRICKS Make a specific diagnosis of dementia type as early in the disease course as possible to aid in appropriate medical management. Address prognosis early to aid advanced…
CASE Mr S is a 72-year-old man who told his primary care provider that he had depressed and low mood, poor sleep with the inability to sleep past 4.00 am,…
CAUTION When assessing a problem behavior for the first time, also look into causes other than dementia. For example, untreated pain, a medication side-effect or delirium can cause agitation, depression…
