assesment of learning and memory problems

Question 1

what is the difference between dementia and depressive pseudo dementia ?

Answer 1

dementia - has a progressive onset , patients tries to hide their amnesia , makes an attempt to answer the questions and recall but cant

depressive pseudo-dementia - rapid onset, short term symptoms , patient highlights amnesia , answers with i dont know rather than trying to recall

Question 2

acute onset of episodic memory deficit that lasts for 4-6 hours in the absence of other neurological symptoms ?

Answer 2

transient global amnesia

Question 3

what type of memory is affected in wrinicke-korsakoff ?

Answer 3

episodic memory

Question 4

what type of memory is affected in Alzheimer’s dementia ?

Answer 4

short term memory defects

Question 5

in hypoxic injury of thee brain what type of memory problem exists ?

Answer 5

episodic memory loss

Question 6

what type of memory is affected in anterior thalamic infarctss ?

Answer 6

episodic memory impairment

Question 7

what type of memory is affected in semantic dementia ?

Answer 7

semantic memory

Question 8

what is confabulation ?

Answer 8

false memories

Question 9

when do we s confabulation ?

Answer 9

wernicke-korsakoff syndrome

Question 10

frontal pattern of memory loss with impaired retrieval but intact coding is seen in ?

Answer 10

normal ageing
vascular dementia
frontottemporal dementia

Question 11

what score on the MME suggests dementia ?

Answer 11

less than 24 out of 30

Question 12

what is the presentation of fronto temporal dementia ?

Answer 12

emotional and personality changes
inability to manipulate acquired knowledge
forget-fullness

Question 13

chronic onset of memory loss that started with short term memory loss first ?

Answer 13

alzeheimers disease
dementia with lewy bodies

Question 14

chronic onseet of memory loss that started with personality changes ?

Answer 14

fronto temporal dementia

Question 15

chronic onset of memory loss that started with memory retrieval difficulties ?

Answer 15

vasular dementia
normal pressure hydrocephalus

Question 16

aute onset of memory loss with no abnormalities on MRI ?

Answer 16

transient global amnesia
migraine
seizures

Question 17

what score on the mini cog test indicated dementia ?

Answer 17

5/8

Question 18

what score on the MOCA test indicated cognitive difficulities ?

Answer 18

26/30

Question 19

what score on the ACEE-III test indicates dementia ?

Answer 19

82/100

Question 20

what is dementia ?

Answer 20

progressive impairment of cognitive function occurring in clear consciousness

Question 21

what is the other name for fronto temporal dementia ?

Answer 21

picks disease

Question 22

what is the most common form of dementia in adults ?

Answer 22

Alzheimer’s disease

Question 23

what is the first symptom that usually appears in alzeheimers ?

Answer 23

loss of short term memory

Question 24

what is aphasia ?

Answer 24

impaired comprehension or production of speech, writing or signs

Question 25

what ia apraxia ?

Answer 25

inability to perform skills even though u physically can and want to

Question 26

what drawings are associated with dementia in the CAMCOG test ?

Answer 26

drawing coils and interlocking pentagons

Question 27

what is agnosia ?

Answer 27

inability to recognize sensory stimuli

Question 28

what is prosopagnosia ?

Answer 28

inability to recognize faces even of friends and relatives

Question 29

how can executive function be tested ?

Answer 29

1- by performing organizational tasks - WCST
Wisconsin card sorting
2- stroop test
3- to copy complex figures - drawing a clock
4- trail making test

Question 30

what is sundowner syndrome ?

Answer 30

associated with dementia
pacing hallucinations, agitation , performing meaningless tasks

Question 31

what is the most important risk factor for Alzheimer’s ?

Answer 31

age

Question 32

what is the hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease ?

Answer 32

hippocampal atrophy

Question 33

dementia with a patient that was found to have lacunar infarcts on brain MRI ?

Answer 33

vascular demeentia

Question 34

what is the presentation of dementia with lewy bodies ?

Answer 34

fluctuating cognition
visual hallucinations
Parkinsonism

Question 35

what are the visual hallucinations associated with dementia with lewy bodies ?

Answer 35

lilliputian bodies - small creatures

Question 36

dementia with personality changes ?

Answer 36

fronto temporal dementia

Question 37

what is the treatment for thee cognitive symptoms of dementia ?

Answer 37

cholinesterase inhibitors
memantine