Old age / neuropsychiatry

Handouts

Each handout is designed for one or more MRCPsych exam papers as indicated in the table below. There is an overlap in the knowledge required for the different papers so a handout may be more useful than indicated.

P1	P2	P3	CASC	Updated
				18 Feb 2010	Frontal lobe syndrome
				18 Feb 2010	Temporal lobe syndromes
				14 Feb 2010	Delirium
				14 Feb 2010	Dementia

National guidance

Below are links to useful guidelines on this topic. Clicking on a document title will open a new window on the external website. Access to some documents may be restricted. Access to these articles is not part of any Superego Cafe subscription.

• Delirium: diagnosis, prevention and management
  NICE 2010
• CR155. Dementia and People with Learning Disabilities
  RCPsych 2009
• Living well with dementia: A National Dementia Strategy
  DOH 2009
• Alzheimer's disease - donepezil, galantamine, rivastigmine (review) and memantine
  NICE 2007
• Chronic fatigue syndrome / Myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy); diagnosis and management
  NICE 2007
• More documents ...

Journal articles

Below are links to useful journal articles on this topic. This list is not meant to be exhaustive - priority is given to review or educational articles. Clicking on an article title will open a new window on the journal's official website. You may need to subscribe to the journal in order to access the full text of the article. Access to these articles is not part of any Superego Cafe subscription.

• Diagnosis, prevention, and management of delirium: summary of NICE guidance
  BMJ - Jul 2010
• Do white matter hyperintensities on MRI matter clinically?
  BMJ - Jul 2010
• Huntington’s disease
  BMJ - Jun 2010
• Psychiatric and behavioural manifestations of Huntington’s disease
  APT - May 2010
• Anticonvulsant Medications and the Risk of Suicide, Attempted Suicide, or Violent Death
  JAMA - Apr 2010
• More articles ...