nervous syystem

Question 1

Dementia symptoms will progress over how long?

Answer 1

Symptoms progress over months & years

Question 2

what are the three types of dementia

Answer 2

1. Alzheimer Disease
2. Lewy Body Dementia
3. Frontotemporal Dementia

Question 3

what are the causes of dementia

Answer 3

1. Affects 5-20% - age 65+, incidence increases with age
2. Alzheimer’s Disease - 50% of cases
3. Multiple cerebral infarcts - second most common cause of dementia
4. Dementia with Lewy bodies - specific set of cognitive function, problem solving and reasoning
5. Alcoholism

Question 4

when a alzhimiers patient gets anomia, aphasia and acalculia what might happen?

Answer 4

loss of employability

Question 5

patients with alzhimiers may see what impairment in the brain?

Answer 5

Frontal lobe gait disorder - short shuffling steps, flexed posture, difficulty turning & tendency to fall backward

Question 7

what are three major symptoms of aging and pahological neurodegeneration

Answer 7

1. memory functions
2. brain atrophy- decreased cortical value
3. accumulation of amyloid protein