I.  Neuropathology of Memory
     1.  Historical Background
     2.  Alzheimer’s Disease—a brief history
II.  Reversible Causes of Mental Impairment (Delirium)
     1.  Description
     2.  Causes of Delirium
         A.  “Pseudodementia”  (associated with depression)
         B.  Hypoxia
         C.  Malnutrition and Anemia
         D.  Infection
         E.  Drugs
     3.  Treatment
     4.  An Illustration
III.  Non-reversible Causes of Mental Impairment (Dementia)
     1.  Background—Alzheimer’s Disease
     2.  What Autopsies have revealed
     3.  Psychological and Behavioral Changes
     4.  Possible Causes of Alzheimer’s Disease
         A.  Slow-virus theory
         B.  Vascular theories
         C.  Chemical and Toxin theories
         D.  Autoimmune theory
         E.  Genetic Theory
     5.  Other Dementias
         A.  Vascular Dementia (Multi-infarct)
         B.  Parkinson’s Dementia
         C.  Korsakoff’s syndrome
         D.  Pick’s Disease
IV.  Common Psychiatric Disorders
     1.  Introduction
     2.  Mood Disorders
         A.  Major Depressive Disorder
         B.  Bipolar Disorder
     3.  Schizophrenia
     4.  Anxiety Disorders

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