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Behavioral Symptoms in Dementia and Prion Disease

Reviews behavioral symptoms in dementia and prion disease, including disinhibition treatment, prion basics, and EEG clues in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

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Duration

00:02:49

File size

1.40 MB

Practitioner-Guided Note

Use disruptive behaviors in dementia be managed pharmacologically, For disinhibited or hypersexual behavior in dementia, what medications should., and a prion to frame the working diagnosis and next step; let it drive treatment choice rather than habit. Make For disinhibited or hypersexual behavior in dementia, what medications should. the checkpoint that determines whether you escalate testing, narrow the differential, or change treatment.

Key Takeaways

Antidepressants, specifically S-S-R-Is, are your first-line choice, and if those don't work, you can consider hormonal therapy; You must absolutely avoid dopaminergic agents and benzodiazepines, because they can actually worsen disinhibition and hypersexuality; Prion is an infectious proteinaceous particle; Best to avoid antipsychotics whenever possible, trazodone is often considered a first-line option; Other strategies include using anticonvulsants, memantine, or a very cautious, low dose of benzodiazepines