Salem does not remember

How do we remember
1. short term
2. long term
causes of memory loss
1. ageing
2. alcohol
3. alzheimers
4. brain tumour
5. degenerative
6. head injury
7. infection
8. seizures
9. Defining
  1. forgetfullness
    1. Failure to retrieve a memory
  2. confusion
    1. Disturbed orientation
  3. Alzheimers
    1. A degenerative brain disease of unknown cause that is the most common form of dementia
      1. signs and symptoms
        dementia
        loss of sense of smell
        visual
        confusion
        apraxia
        agnosia
      2. risk factors
        age
        insulin resistance
        family history and genetics
        Down
        sex
        TBI
        poor heart health
    2. causes
      1. sporadic late
      2. sporadic early
      3. familial
    3. Pathophysiology
      1. amyloid
      2. tau
      3. microscopic
        neurofibrillary tangles
      4. gross
        widen sulci
        narrow gyri
      5. complications
        restless
        bladder and bowel
        falls
        infections
        wandering
      6. Management
        Investigations
        medical tests
        history
        medical exam
        neurological exam
        mental status
        genetic testing
        PET scan
        Mini mental status exam
        Pharmacological
        NMDA antagonist
        Memantine
        Reversible anticholinesterase inhibitors
        Selective
        Galantamine
        Rivastigmine
        Donepezil
        Non selective
        Tacrine

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