PSYC 207 Lecture Notes - Temporal Lobe, Rabies Virus, Frontal Lobe
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Mini mental status exam out of 30 points. 1st 2 quesitons: about orientation, 10 points total. Only get a probable diagnosis while they are alive. First part is tempora and parietal lobes begin to die. What you can see is that the temporal and parietal lobes begin: the gyri are getting thinner, the spaces of the cortex (sulci) are getting wider. This is one way diagnostically t hat can help to differentiate between alzheimers and other types of dementia. You can"t get a definitive diagnosis of alzheimers while they are alive. You can get a probable diagnosis based on behavior, and decreased brain matter. Memory/language problems + temporal/parietal = probable altzheimers. Temporal & pareital lobes: symptoms problem with language (temporal, problem with memory (temporal, problem with visuospatial (parietal, loss of neurons maps on perfectly with what we think lobes are doing. There is no cure, but there are treatments: ariscept. Drug that increases ach levels in brain.
