Chap. 10 - Dementia Flashcards
Dementia - impaired cognition or impaired consciousness?
Impaired cognition
The most common type of dementia
Alzheimer’s type
The second-most common type of dementia
Vascular dementia
Vascular dementia is also known as…
Multi-infarct dementia
Development of dementia with HIV is a ___ sign and generally means life expectancy of ___ _____
Bad sign
Six months to live
Dementia due to HIV, like Huntington’s disease, is classified as a _____ dementia
Subcortical
Pick’s disease is also known as _____ dementia
Frontotemporal
Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease progresses _____ and is _____
Progresses quickly and is fatal
Huntington’s disease, like HIV dementia, is classified as a _____ dementia
Subcortical
Alzheimer’s comes on suddenly or gradually?
Gradual onset
Post-mortem hallmarks of Alzheimer’s are…
Amyloid deposits and neurofibrillary tangles
Vascular dementia results from…
CV disease
HTN
HIV dementia manifests by progressive _____ decline, _____ abnormalities, and _____ abnormalities.
Progressive cognitive decline
Motor abnormalities
Behavioral abnormalities
HIV dementia may co-occur with _____-_____ disorder, _____ _____ disorder, and _____ _____ disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Generalized anxiety disorder
Protease inhibitors will _____ levels of Wellbutrin, most benzos, and SSRIs
Increase levels, causing toxicity
Protease inhibitors will _____ levels of Depakote and Ativan
Decrease levels, rendering standard doses subtherapeutic
The early stages of Pick’s disease are marked by _____ and _____ changes, while the late stages are marked by _____ changes
Personality and behavior changes early
Cognitive changes late
The Kluver-Bucy syndrome of Pick’s disease is marked by hyper-_____, hyper-_____, and _____.
Hypersexuality
Hyperorality
Placidity
Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease, early on, looks like the ___.
Flu
Later manifestations of C-J disease include _____, _____, and emotional _____.
Aphasia
Apraxia
Emotional lability
Death from C-J disease happens in about __ months.
Six months
Huntington’s disease is characterized by choreoathetoid movements, which means _____ _____.
Motor abnormalities
Although the Huntington’s patient is stricken with choreoathetoid movements, their _____ remains intact until the late stages.
Cognition (memory, language, and insight)
Lewy body disease presentation
Hallucinations
Parkinsonian features
EPS
