Disorders of aging and cognition

Question 1

major neurocognitive disorder

Answer 1

substantial decline in one or more of the following areas of cognitive function: attention visual perception planning and decision making

Question 2

mild neurocognitive disorder

Answer 2

a disorder in which the decline in cognitive functioning is modest and does not interfere with the ability to be independent

Question 3

delirirum

Answer 3

a rapidly developing acute disturbance in attention and orientation that make it very difficult to concentrate and think in a clear and organized manner. develops over a short period of time and represents an acute change

Question 4

Alzheimer’s diesease

Answer 4

most common type of neurocognitive disorder, usually occurring after the age of 65, marked most prominently by memory impairment memory impairment is an early and prominent feature.

Question 5

vascular neurocognitive disorder

Answer 5

disruptions in the brain’s blood supply that lead to impairment of one or more aspects of a person’s conscious brain functions

Question 6

frontotemporal neurocognitive disorder

Answer 6

picks disease, a rare disorder that affects the frontal and temporal lobes.

Question 7

neurocognitive disorder due to prion diease

Answer 7

creutzfeldt-Jacob disease, symptoms the include spasms of the body

Question 8

Neurocognitive disorder due to huntingtons desease

Answer 8

an inherited progressive disease in which problems worsen over time, along with personality changes and mood difficulties.

Question 9

Parkinsons dieswase

Answer 9

slowly progressive nerological disorder marked by tremeors, rigidity, and unsteadiness