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causes-of-dementia-mnemonic
Strong List Colon Position
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"V: vascular, vitamin deficiency: B1, B3, B6, B12, folate"

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"A: Alzheimer disease, autoimmune: cerebral vasculitis, systemic lupus erythematosus"

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"N: normal pressure hydrocephalus, neoplasia"

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"I: infection, e.g. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, herpes simplex encephalitis, prion diseases, tertiary syphilis, HIV/AIDS, PML"

Line 11:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. '<strong>I:</strong> infection'

"S: substance use, serum abnormalities e.g. hyperammonaemia, uraemia, Wilson disease"

Line 12:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. '<strong>S:</strong> substance'

"H: hormones: hypothyroidism, hyperparathyroidism"

Line 13:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. '<strong>H:</strong> hormones'

"E: electrolyte disturbances: e.g. hyponatraemia, hypokalaemia, hypocalcaemia, hypercalcaemia etc."

Line 14:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. '<strong>E:</strong> electrolyte'

"D: depression (pseudodementia)"

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"Note: this is not a great mnemonic as it is too broad, has overlapping items (e.g. nutrition, alcohol, toxins), misses important causes of pseudodementia (e.g. subdural haematomas, and tumours) and does not describe the most common causes of actual dementia (e.g. Alzheimer disease, LATE, dementia with Lewy bodies etc...)"

Line 18:4 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. '<strong>Note: </strong>this'

"D: drugs/depression"

Line 20:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. '<strong>D:</strong> drugs'

"E: elderly"

Line 21:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. '<strong>E:</strong> elderly'

"M: multy-infarct/medication"

Line 22:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. '<strong>M:</strong> multy'

"E: environmental"

Line 23:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. '<strong>E:</strong> environmental'

"N: nutritional"

Line 24:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. '<strong>N:</strong> nutritional'

"T: toxins"

Line 25:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. '<strong>T:</strong> toxins'

"I: ischaemia"

Line 26:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. '<strong>I:</strong> ischaemia'

"A: alcohol"

Line 27:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. '<strong>A:</strong> alcohol'
List Caps
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"N: normal pressure hydrocephalus, neoplasia"

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"H: hormones: hypothyroidism, hyperparathyroidism"

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"E: electrolyte disturbances: e.g. hyponatraemia, hypokalaemia, hypocalcaemia, hypercalcaemia etc."

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"E: elderly"

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"E: environmental"

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"N: nutritional"

Line 24:16 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"T: toxins"

Line 25:16 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"A: alcohol"

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Acronyms
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"I: infection, e.g. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, herpes simplex encephalitis, prion diseases, tertiary syphilis, HIV/AIDS, PML"

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Strong
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"Note: this is not a great mnemonic as it is too broad, has overlapping items (e.g. nutrition, alcohol, toxins), misses important causes of pseudodementia (e.g. subdural haematomas, and tumours) and does not describe the most common causes of actual dementia (e.g. Alzheimer disease, LATE, dementia with Lewy bodies etc...)"

Line 18:4 · Generally, don't use bold in text: '<strong>Note: </strong>'
EG List And
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"Note: this is not a great mnemonic as it is too broad, has overlapping items (e.g. nutrition, alcohol, toxins), misses important causes of pseudodementia (e.g. subdural haematomas, and tumours) and does not describe the most common causes of actual dementia (e.g. Alzheimer disease, LATE, dementia with Lewy bodies etc...)"

Line 18:176 · An e.g. list gives selected examples, so it should not end with 'and' or 'or': 'e.g. subdural haematomas, and'.
Accepted Abbreviations
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"Note: this is not a great mnemonic as it is too broad, has overlapping items (e.g. nutrition, alcohol, toxins), misses important causes of pseudodementia (e.g. subdural haematomas, and tumours) and does not describe the most common causes of actual dementia (e.g. Alzheimer disease, LATE, dementia with Lewy bodies etc...)"

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Ellipses
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"Note: this is not a great mnemonic as it is too broad, has overlapping items (e.g. nutrition, alcohol, toxins), misses important causes of pseudodementia (e.g. subdural haematomas, and tumours) and does not describe the most common causes of actual dementia (e.g. Alzheimer disease, LATE, dementia with Lewy bodies etc...)"

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Headings Valid
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Expected headings

  • H1 Terminology
  • H1 Usage
  • H1 Epidemiology
  • H2 Risk factors
  • H2 Associations
  • H1 Clinical presentation
  • H2 Complications
  • H1 Diagnosis
  • H2 Diagnostic criteria
  • H2 Diagnostic clues
  • H1 Pathology
  • H2 Aetiology
  • H2 Location
  • H2 Classification
  • H2 Macroscopic appearance
  • H2 Microscopic appearance
  • H2 Immunophenotype
  • H2 Markers
  • H2 Genetics
  • H1 Radiographic features
  • H2 Plain radiograph
  • H2 Mammography
  • H2 Antenatal ultrasound
  • H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
  • H2 Ultrasound
  • H2 CT
  • H3 Dual-energy CT
  • H2 Angiography (DSA)
  • H2 MRI
  • H2 CT/MRI
  • H2 Nuclear medicine
  • H3 PET-CT
  • H3 PET-MRI
  • H1 Radiology report
  • H1 Treatment and prognosis
  • H2 Complications
  • H1 History and etymology
  • H1 Differential diagnosis
  • H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
  • H1 Practical points
  • H1 See also

"VANISHED"

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"DEMENTIA"

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Commas
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"I: infection, e.g. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, herpes simplex encephalitis, prion diseases, tertiary syphilis, HIV/AIDS, PML"

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"Note: this is not a great mnemonic as it is too broad, has overlapping items (e.g. nutrition, alcohol, toxins), misses important causes of pseudodementia (e.g. subdural haematomas, and tumours) and does not describe the most common causes of actual dementia (e.g. Alzheimer disease, LATE, dementia with Lewy bodies etc...)"

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Inline EG
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"Note: this is not a great mnemonic as it is too broad, has overlapping items (e.g. nutrition, alcohol, toxins), misses important causes of pseudodementia (e.g. subdural haematomas, and tumours) and does not describe the most common causes of actual dementia (e.g. Alzheimer disease, LATE, dementia with Lewy bodies etc...)"

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