14. Dementia

Question 1

Over 70% of patients will be of what type? (ccc dementia)

Answer 1

Alzheimers

Question 2

What kind of disease is Alzheimer’s? (ccc dementia)

Answer 2

An irreversible, progressive brain disease

Question 3

What is the progression of the disease based on? (ccc dementia)

Answer 3

• Genes
• Physical health
• Emotional resilience
• Medication

Question 4

What is the pathology of dementia? (ccc dementia)

Answer 4

Cell loss to the frontal and temporal lobes

Question 5

What function is impaired? (ccc dementia)

Answer 5

Neurotransmitter production

Question 6

What two types of abnormal changes in the brain occur? (ccc dementia)

Answer 6

Senile plaques and neurofibrillary tangles

Question 7

What is senile plaques? (ccc dementia)

Answer 7

Excess amyloid protein

Question 8

What is neurofibrillary tangles? (ccc dementia)

Answer 8

Abnormal tau protein

Question 9

What attempts to predict who will get Alzheimer’s? (ccc dementia)

Answer 9

Imaging and amyloid in vivo, Pittsburgh compound B

Question 10

A occurrence between what is necessary for progressive Alzheimer’s? (ccc dementia)

Answer 10

Amyloid and TAU

Question 11

What 3 odd changes do those with head injuries make? (ccc dementia)

Answer 11

• Omission
• Sequence
• Additions

Question 12

Those who suffer with dementia have an error with what? (ccc dementia)

Answer 12

Attention

Question 13

What is apolipoprotein E the mutation of? (ccc dementia)

Answer 13

Chromosome E