Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis OBJECTIVES To review epidemiological data on asymptomatic carotid artery bruits and carotid artery stenosis. To review current understanding on the management of patients with asymptomatic carotid…
Dementia with Lewy Bodies OBJECTIVES To discuss the clinical features of dementia with Lewy bodies. To distinguish dementia with Lewy bodies from other forms of neurodegenerative dementia. To discuss treatment…
Dementia (Late Alzheimer Disease) OBJECTIVES To discuss diagnosis of dementia. To discuss treatment of Alzheimer disease. To discuss treatment of the behavioral manifestations of Alzheimer disease. VIGNETTE An 85-year-old man…
Dementia (Early Alzheimer Disease) OBJECTIVES To discuss the diagnosis of dementia. To discuss the diagnosis of Alzheimer disease. To discuss treatment of Alzheimer disease. VIGNETTE A 75-year-old man had a…
Amnesia (PCA Infarct) OBJECTIVES To review the anatomic circuits and connecting pathways involved in amnesia. To identify disorders associated with acute-onset memory loss. To evaluate the leading causes of amnestic…
Anterior Opercular Syndrome (Foix-Chavany-Marie) OBJECTIVES To review the clinical characteristics of a vasculopathic anterior opercular (Foix-Chavany-Marie) syndrome. To describe nonvascular etiologies of the Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome. VIGNETTE A 53-year-old right-handed man…
Gerstmann Plus Syndrome OBJECTIVES To illustrate a reversible angiopathic syndrome in the postpartum period. To review causes of arterial ischemic strokes associated with pregnancy and puerperium. VIGNETTE Approximately 3 days…
Alexia Without Agraphia OBJECTIVES To review the different types of alexias. To demonstrate an example of alexia without agraphia. VIGNETTE A 49-year-old man with history of poorly controlled arterial hypertension…
Alien Hand Syndrome Secondary to Left Frontal/Callosal Infarction OBJECTIVES To recognize the phenomenon of alien hand syndrome. To describe the clinical features of the three types of motor alien hand…
Frontotemporal Dementia OBJECTIVES To present characteristic features of the syndrome of frontotemporal dementia (FTD). To describe the typical features of the three major FTD phenotypes: behavioral variant, progressive nonfluent aphasia,…
