1: Intro Flashcards
1
Q
Give 2 key words describing the nature of dementia.
A
Progressive and irreversible.
2
Q
Give 5 broad areas which deteriorate in dementia.
A
Memory, thinking, behaviour, communication and ability to perform everyday activities.
3
Q
What is the most common cause of dementia?
A
Alzheimer’s disease.
4
Q
What are 3 relatively common causes of dementia?
A
Vascular dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, and frontotemporal dementia.
5
Q
What are 3 rare causes of dementia?
A
CJD, HIV/AIDS and alcohol-related brain damage.
6
Q
Give 5 conditions that can mimic the symptoms of, but are not, dementia.
A
Reactions to medication, depression, delirium, MCI, and brain tumour.
7
Q
Give 2 areas of memory that can be relatively well spared.
A
Long term and procedural.
