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MKSAP Quiz: Evaluation for mild dementia

A 65-year-old man is evaluated for a 3-year history of mild dementia with fluctuations in attentiveness and visual hallucinations. He has also acted out his dreams in his sleep a few times over the last 2 years. He has no history of tremor. Following a physical exam and other tests, what is the most likely diagnosis?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/12/17/3.htm
17 Dec 2024

Be mindful of menopause in women with HIV

As the population ages, menopause impacts HIV care, and vice versa.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2025/02/be-mindful-of-menopause-in-women-with-hiv.htm
1 Feb 2025

New tool assists caregiver decision making about firearms for dementia patients

Caregivers who used the Safety in Dementia decision aid felt more prepared to make decisions about firearms access for patients with Alzheimer's disease than those given a control resource, although there was no significant change in patients' access to firearms, a trial found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/10/22/5.htm
22 Oct 2024

Alzheimer's advances pose challenges

A new test and new treatments for Alzheimer's disease may offer patients hope but could also raise more questions than they answer, with careful balancing of risks and benefits required.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/11/alzheimers-advances-pose-challenges.htm
1 Nov 2024

CNS polypharmacy common in older U.S. adults with dementia

A cohort study found that 14.3% of Medicare beneficiaries with dementia were prescribed three or more medications affecting the central nervous system (CNS), often by a single primary care clinician.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/11/12/5.htm
12 Nov 2024

Biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease may aid diagnosis, predict dementia, studies find

A Swedish study found that blood biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease had high diagnostic accuracy in primary and secondary care, while a U.S. study found that the biomarkers' association with dementia may begin in midlife.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/07/30/2.htm
30 Jul 2024

Dementia care not just a prescription

A diagnosis of dementia brings up potential concerns that physicians can help patients and their caregivers explore in a neutral, nonjudgmental way.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/05/dementia-care-not-just-a-prescription.htm
1 May 2020

Long-term PPI use associated with higher incidence of dementia

While patients who took proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) from mid- to late life had a modestly higher risk of dementia in late life versus nonusers, shorter-term use was not associated with increased risk.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/08/15/2.htm
15 Aug 2023

Dementia care poses ethical quagmires

Dementia presents unique ethical challenges for physicians because it is a “disease of autonomy.”
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/05/dementia-care-poses-ethical-quagmires.htm
1 May 2020

Exercise intervention not effective in early dementia

A randomized trial in the U.K. found that outcomes did not differ in patients with early dementia or cognitive impairment assigned to a dementia-specific rehab program compared to those who received usual care.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/09/05/4.htm
5 Sep 2023

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