Dementia Flashcards
Which of the following refers to language problems?
A) Apraxia B) Agnosia C) Aphasia D) Executive function E) Emotional lability
C) Aphasia
Which of the following refers to problems with skilled actions?
A) Apraxia B) Agnosia C) Aphasia D) Executive function E) Emotional lability
A) Apraxia
Which of the following refers to knowledge problems?
A) Apraxia B) Agnosia C) Aphasia D) Executive function E) Emotional lability
B) Agnosia
Which of the following refers to spatial problems?
A) Apraxia B) Agnosia C) Aphasia D) Executive function E) Emotional lability
A) Apraxia
Which of the following refers to problems with control and planning?
A) Apraxia B) Agnosia C) Aphasia D) Executive function E) Emotional lability
D) Executive function
Which of the following refers to problems with social and emotional control?
A) Apraxia B) Agnosia C) Aphasia D) Executive function E) Emotional lability
E) Emotional lability
Which of the following is associated with loss of memory and language?
A) Alzheimer’s Disease B) Vascular dementia C) Dementia with Lewy Bodies D) Frontal-temporal dementia E) Pick’s disease F) Korsakoff’s syndrome
A) Alzheimer’s disease
Which of the following is associated with loss of memory, planning and social skills?
A) Alzheimer’s Disease B) Vascular dementia C) Dementia with Lewy Bodies D) Frontal-temporal dementia E) Pick’s disease F) Korsakoff’s syndrome
F) Korsakoff’s syndrome
Which of the following is associated with loss of concentration and communication?
A) Alzheimer’s Disease B) Vascular dementia C) Dementia with Lewy Bodies D) Frontal-temporal dementia E) Pick’s disease F) Korsakoff’s syndrome
B) Vascular dementia
Which of the following is associated with hallucinations and loss of recent memory?
A) Alzheimer’s Disease B) Vascular dementia C) Dementia with Lewy Bodies D) Frontal-temporal dementia E) Pick’s disease F) Korsakoff’s syndrome
C) Dementia with Lewy Bodies
Which of the following is associated with loss of emotional and social functioning?
A) Alzheimer’s Disease B) Vascular dementia C) Dementia with Lewy Bodies D) Frontal-temporal dementia E) Pick’s disease F) Korsakoff’s syndrome
E) Pick’s disease
Which of the following is associated with loss of personality and emotion?
A) Alzheimer’s Disease B) Vascular dementia C) Dementia with Lewy Bodies D) Frontal-temporal dementia E) Pick’s disease F) Korsakoff’s syndrome
D) Frontal-temporal dementia
What is the most common type of dementia?
Alzheimer’s disease (62%)
Impairments of which lobe are associated with:
- Repetitive actions
- Poor concentration
- Planning/inefficient behaviour
- Inability to prioritise
- Inability to sequence events
Frontal lobe
Impairments of which lobe are associated with:
- Skilled actions
- Scanning the environment
- Awareness of body position
- Reading, writing and numbers
- Visual neglect
Parietal lobe
