Dementia and Amnestic Disorders

Question 1

True or False: Disorders can affect content of consciousness without affecting the level of consciousness.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

What disorder is chronic, persistent mental process caused by brain dz, injury marked by memory personality changes and impaired reasoning?

Answer 2

Dementia

Question 3

The dx of dementia is characterized by what 3 things?

Answer 3

level of consciousness, content of consciousness and characterized to determine dx approach.

Question 4

Dementia has what predilection?

Answer 4

F after 65
5% older than 65
20-40% older than 85

Question 5

True or False: Dementia is not a normal result of advancing years.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

What is the cause of Dementia?

Answer 6

loss of nerve cells
affected blood vessels (stroke)
toxic reaction (alcoholism)
nutritional deficiency - lacks B12
infection/injury

Question 7

What is the 2nd mc type of dementia?

Answer 7

Vascular

Question 8

What is the MC mc cause of dementia?

Answer 8

Hypertension

Question 9

What is a common symptom of dementia?

Answer 9

deny relatives

Question 10

What condition can have a sudden change in behavior, loss of thought pattern, reduced reasoning, recall and loss of the ability to learn?

Answer 10

Dementia

Question 11

What condition show signs of psychosis delusion of persecution, agitation and aggression and depression?

Answer 11

Dementia

Question 12

What neurologic testing is conducted for dementia?

Answer 12

short/long term memory, language and executive functions

Question 13

Cortical atrophy is commonly visible on what type of scan?

Answer 13

CT brain scan

Question 14

Alzheimer disease has a predilection for what age group?

Answer 14

higher in F, more than 90% are sporadic in people older than 60 yrs

Question 15

A pt with irreversible signs of dementia is thought to have what condition?

Answer 15

Alzheimer’s disease

Question 16

What condition is associated with plaques and tangles w/the loss of neurotransmitters ?

Answer 16

Alzheimer’s disease

Question 17

What is the mc cause of Dementia?

Answer 17

Alzheimer’s

Question 18

What 3 processes keep neurons healthy?

Answer 18

communication, metabolism, repair

Question 19

What are the classic neuropathological changes of Alzheimer’s disease?

Answer 19

senile plaques, neurofibrillary tangles, granulovascuolar degeneration, Amyloid in the blood vessels and plaques

Question 20

Name the mc presentation of Alzheimer’s.

Answer 20

insidious progressive memory loss

Question 21

What condition is becoming known as type 3 diabetes?

Answer 21

Alzheimer’s disease

Question 22

Blood test for glucose, cholesterol levels and homocysteine elevations and APOE4 genotypes are exams evaluating what condition?

Answer 22

Alzheimer’s