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A 78 year old female presents with memory loss, fluctuation in consciousness, visual hallucinations, and shuffling gait. Diagnosis?

a) Alzheimer's disease
b) Vascular dementia
c) Lewy body dementia
d) Frontotemporal dementia

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Final answer:

The symptoms described in the question are characteristic of Lewy body dementia (c), a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the accumulation of Lewy bodies in the brain.

Step-by-step explanation:

The symptoms described in the question, including memory loss, fluctuation in consciousness, visual hallucinations, and shuffling gait, are characteristic of Lewy body dementia (c).

Lewy body dementia is a neurodegenerative disorder that is characterized by the accumulation of abnormal protein deposits, called Lewy bodies, in the brain. Unlike Alzheimer's disease

(a), which primarily affects memory, Lewy body dementia often presents with a combination of cognitive, motor, and psychiatric symptoms.

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