Title: Internal Medicine – Neurology: Dementia; Seizures/Epilepsy; Sleep Disorders
Faculty: David E. Riley, M.D.
Original Release Date: July 1, 2019 Expiration Date: July 1, 2022
TOPIC 1: Dementia.
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: COMP
- Evaluate patients with mild cognitive impairment or dementia.
- Diagnose the major syndromes associated with common causes of dementia.
- Distinguish the conditions that frequently mimic dementia.
- Manage major complications of dementia.
TOPIC 2: Seizures and Epilepsy – Diagnosis.
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: COMP
- Differentiate among the major types of seizures.
- Apply epidemiologic aspects to the diagnosis of epilepsy.
- Distinguish seizures from syncope.
- Formulate a plan for diagnostic investigation.
TOPIC 3: Sleep Disorders – Restless Legs Syndrome, Narcolepsy and Others
Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: COMP
- Diagnose restless legs syndrome in under a minute.
- Manage restless legs syndrome.
- Diagnose and treat narcolepsy.
- Determine the prognosis of, and treat, REM-sleep behavior disorder.
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- This incentive may have implications on your tax reporting obligations. Any reimbursed amount must be declared as personal income for tax purposes.