Dementia Flashcards
It is not a disease. Rather, it’s a combination of
symptoms that has many different causes including
Alzheimer’s dx.
Dementia
If the person has dementia. It doesn’t necessarily means that he/she has Alzheimer’s T/F
True
it is Gradual deterioration of intellectual capacity
DEMENTIA
Type of dementia where Decline of memory is due to the damage to the vessels that supply blood to the brain.
Vascular Dementia
Dementia is characterized by balloon like clumps of protein in the brain.
Lewy body dementia
Dementia Characterized by the breakdown of nerve cells and their connections in the frontal and
temporal lobes of the brain
Frontotemporal dementia
Most common form of Dementia
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
Prevalence of Alzheimer’s doubles every five years T/F
True
Type of Alzheimer’s with Late onset
More common ( 90-95% of cases)
Risk factors: Age, Gene mutation (APO E4:
breaks down beta amyloid)
SPORADIC
Type of Alzheimer’s Early onset (5-10% of cases)
Gene mutation in the PSEN that cuts of Gamma
secretase that cuts of APP (Amyloid precursor
protein)
FAMILIAL