NCD

Question 1

MEALS

Neurocognitive disorders is characterized by cognitive impairments in these 6 domains

Answer 1

Memory
Perceptual-motor functioning
Executive functioning
Attention
Learning
Social cognition

Question 2

Rapid onset of cognitive impairment and disturbances in consciousness which can cause confusion, disorientation and distorted perception of reality.

Answer 2

Delirium

Question 3

Causes of Delirium

Answer 3

1. Changes in brain’s metabolism
2. Substance intoxication/withdrawal
3. Head injury, high fever, vitamin deficiency, medications

Question 4

A form of cognitive impairment involving generalized progressive deficits in a person’s cognitive domains

Answer 4

Dementia

Question 5

Memory loss, Aphasia, Apraxia, Agnosia and Disturbances in executive functioning are the characteristics of

Answer 5

Dementia

Question 6

Progressive stages of dementia is in

Answer 6

Alzheimer’s disease

Question 7

Physical causal factors of Alzheimer’s disease

Answer 7

Neurosyphilis
Encephalitis
Tuberculosis
Meningitis
Kidney failure
Brain tumor
Anoxia- Carbon monoxide poisoning
Substances

Question 8

Nutritional deficiencies of Alzheimer’s disease

Answer 8

Deficiency of folate
Thiamine deficiency

Question 9

A rare progressive degenerative disease that affects the frontal and temporal lobes because of pick bodies

Answer 9

Pick’s disease

Question 9

A neuronal degeneration of basal ganglia

Answer 9

Parkinson’s disease

Question 10

Similar to Alzheimer’s disease with tiny, spherical deposits found in the damaged regions of the brain

Answer 10

Lewy Body Dementia

Question 11

A form of dementia which shows atrophy in frontal and temporal cortex but no amyloid plaques or arterial damages

Answer 11

Fronto-Temporal Dementia

Question 12

A degenerative neurological disorder that affects personality and cognitive functioning

Answer 12

Huntington’s disease

Question 13

Disease caused by abnormal protein accumulation transmitted through cattle who have been fed the body parts of dead animals

Answer 13

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

Question 14

development of large holes in the brain tissue is called?

Answer 14

Spongiform encephalopathy

Question 15

Terms that mean fatigue and reduced consciousness

Answer 15

lethargy and stupor

Question 16

A term that means clumps of protein

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amyloid plaques

Question 17

a term that means damage

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atrophy

Question 18

bacterial infection of brain and spinal cord

Answer 18

neurosyphilis

Question 19

brain swelling due to inflammation

Answer 19

encephalitis

Question 20

inflammation of membranes around the brain and spinal cord

Answer 20

meningitis

Question 21

Dementia caused by any cardiovascular disease affecting the blood supply to the brain is

Answer 21

Vascular dementia

Question 22

Dementia caused by a stroke is

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Acute onset vascular dementia

Question 23

Dementia caused by a clogged/burst artery

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Multi-infarct dementia

Question 24

Dementia caused by the HIV infection

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Aids Dementia Complex

Question 25

Biological perspective of Alzheimer's disease

Answer 25

Neurofibrillary tangles Amyloid plaques

Question 26

Environmental perspective of Alzheimer's disease

Answer 26

Cigarette smoking Obesity Sedentary lifestyle Diet Cognitive activity

Question 27

Behvaioral management of Alzheimer's

Answer 27

Prompts, cues ans guidance Modeling Time management Extinction