Learning outcome 1

Question 1

What is the first definition for Dementia?

Answer 1

A collective name given to a group of diseases that cause progressive and irreversible damage to the brain cells

Question 2

What is the second definition for Dementia

Answer 2

A deterioration of intellectual and cognitive functioning affecting orientation, memory and judgement

Question 3

What is the third definition for Dementia

Answer 3

Interferes with reasoning, perception and personality, affecting normal social and occupational activities.

Question 4

What is the fourth definition for Dementia

Answer 4

It is caused by degeneration and death of brain cells resulting in a change to the structure of the brain and a loss of function

Question 5

Is dementia caused by aging?

Answer 5

It is age related, but not a normal part of aging. Risk of Alzheimers increases with age

Question 6

Are there any other causes for confusion?

Answer 6

UTI, Medication, Depression, Head injury, Bereavement, Hypothermia

Question 7

What types of dementia are there

Answer 7

Alzheimers, Vascular, Lewy body, Frontotemporal, Korsakoff, CJD

Question 8

What’s the other name for vascular dementia

Answer 8

Multi infarct

Question 9

What’s the other name for Frontotemporal dementia

Answer 9

Picks

Question 10

What condition precedes Korsakoff syndrome

Answer 10

Wernickes encephalopathy

Question 11

What does CJD stand for

Answer 11

Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease

Question 12

What kind of proteins are related to Alzheimers

Answer 12

Amyloid, forming plaques and tau

Question 13

What neurotransmitter is related to Alzheimers

Answer 13

Acetylcholine

Question 14

Is Alzheimers more common in men or women

Answer 14

Women

Question 15

Can environmental factors contribute to Alzheimers

Answer 15

Yes, i.e exposure to pollution - Particulate matter 2.5

Question 16

What is the primary cause for Vascular Dementia

Answer 16

Mini strokes, ischemic attacks, small vessel disease

Question 17

Describe Lewy Bodies

Answer 17

Small round clumps of normal proteins that become abnormally clumped together inside neurones

Question 18

What chemicals are associated with Lewy body dementia

Answer 18

Dopamine and acetylcholine

Question 19

What protein is associated with Frontotemporal disease

Answer 19

Tau

Question 20

Which two areas of the brain does Picks affect

Answer 20

Frontal and anterior lobes

Question 21

What bodies are associated with Frontotemporal dementia

Answer 21

Pick bodies (abnormal staining is found in the brain cells)

Question 22

What chromosome is associated with Huntingtons?

Answer 22

The short arm of chromosome 4