Organic Mental Disorders

What is the cardinal feature of acute organic brain syndrome?

A patient with delirium cannot shift focus between tasks or maintain focus on a conversation. Which mental function is primarily disturbed?

A patient with delirium repeatedly picks at the bedclothes without purpose. What is this behaviour called?

At what time do symptoms of delirium usually deteriorate?

What prevalence figures are stated for vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, respectively?

The amnestic state described as Korsakoff psychosis was associated with which neurological condition?

Approximately what proportion of geriatric patients meet criteria for delirium during hospitalization?

A patient with hepatic failure develops irregular flapping movements of the hyperextended hands with dorsiflexed wrists. What is this sign called?

Dementia paralytica was described in association with which condition?

What distribution of infarcts underlies the subcortical type of multiinfarct dementia?

Which pattern of deterioration is most characteristic of multiinfarct dementia?

What is the neurological hallmark of subcortical multiinfarct dementia?

Which condition is identified as the second commonest cause of dementia?

Delirium tremens was described in association with which condition?

What is the usual duration of an episode of delirium?

Which cognitive deficit is the cardinal feature of chronic organic brain syndrome?

Which vascular pathology is associated with the cortical type of multiinfarct dementia?

In AIDS-related dementia, which cerebral region is specifically described as showing demyelination and spongiform changes?

For diagnosing dementia associated with alcoholism, mental changes must persist for at least how long after cessation of prolonged heavy drinking?

Removing smoking, obesity, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus and hypertension represents which level of prevention?

Which pair of drugs is explicitly mentioned for treating pseudobulbar palsy?

Which caffeine-related state is listed as a cause of organic anxiety syndrome?

A middle-aged patient has chorea and dementia due to Huntington’s disease. What is the inheritance pattern?

Within what period can energetic medical treatment, detoxification and good nutrition significantly improve the mental state of a chronic alcoholic?

Autopsy in a patient with dementia reveals cytoplasmic neuronal swelling and rounded argentophilic neuronal inclusion bodies. Which disease is associated with these findings?

A patient develops stepwise deterioration in intellectual functioning, with some intellectual functions remaining relatively intact early in the course. Which dementia best matches this pattern?

An elderly person with reduced vision experiences visual pseudohallucinations. Which syndrome best matches this description?

Which triad characterizes AIDS-dementia complex?

A patient has a shuffling gait with a tendency for the feet to stick to the ground. Which condition is associated with this magnetic gait?

CT shows prominent sulci and gyri, cortical atrophy and ventricular dilatation. Which diagnosis is indicated by this combination?

Which accompanying feature characterizes hallucinations occurring in delirium?

Which listed cause of organic anxiety syndrome belongs to the endocrine disorders category?

Which EEG finding is described in Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease?

A patient has a mood disturbance resembling a manic episode that is attributable to a specific organic factor. Which syndrome does this describe?

Which combination of CT or MRI findings is described in normal pressure hydrocephalus?

What is the earliest and constant clinical feature of normal pressure hydrocephalus?

A patient has bradykinesia, rigidity, tremors and impaired postural reflexes. Which condition is characterized by this combination?

Within which interval does death occur in the rapidly progressive course of Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease described in the source?

Which disorder is specifically described as having prominent paranoid features in the etiological list for organic delusional syndrome?

What is the stated mean duration of Alzheimer’s disease from onset until death?