A 45-year-old man presents with mild but noticeable cognitiv…
A 45-year-old man presents with mild but noticeable cognitive deficits after a moderate TBI one year ago. His deficits have remained stable for months. According to DSM-5-TR, which feature would MOST strongly suggest this should be diagnosed as a Major Neurocognitive Disorder due to TBI, rather than Mild?
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A 78-year-old woman has a slow, steady decline in memory over six years. She repeats questions, gets lost in familiar places, and needs help managing medications. MRI shows marked medial temporal atrophy. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Read DetailsA 66-year-old woman experiences extremely rapid cognitive de…
A 66-year-old woman experiences extremely rapid cognitive decline over five months. She develops myoclonus, gait disturbance, and profound confusion. EEG reveals periodic sharp-wave complexes. What is the most likely diagnosis?
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Helen has an IQ in the average range. However, at school she is doing very poorly. She has consistently scored at two or more grade levels below the grade she is actually in. From this, a diagnostician would hypothesize that Helen most likely __________.
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