Memory and Alzheimer's Treatment Center

PODCASTS

"Memory Loss: What's Normal, What's Not"

Constantine Lyketsos, M.D., M.P.H.

The Elizabeth Plank Althouse Professor
Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Vice Chairman, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins Hospital
Co-Director, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neuropsychiatry
Director, Memory and Alzheimer's Treatment Center

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Program Notes

0:05  Diagnosis of dementia
1:05  Size of box reduces as we get older
2:06  People lose their keys, part of normal aging
3:09  Let’s define a few terms relevant to Alzheimer’s disease
4:14  Test memory in other areas of cognitive function
5:12  Qualified neuropsychologists
6:13  Repeat a phrase, perform a task
7:26  Verbal learning test
8:20  Mini-mental used to monitor course
9:20  Might be a range of other conditions
10:15  Does it matter to the patient?
11:12  Language change may be later
12:30 End