NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDER Flashcards

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1
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A DETERIORATION of cognitive function

A

Dementia
1. Impaired social and occupational
functioning
2. Chronic

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2
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A STATE of mental confusion

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Delirium

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3
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irreversible BRAIN TISSUE deterioration

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Alzheimer’s Disease

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4
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B-amyloid protein deposits in the Frontal Coxex

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Plaques

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5
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Protein filaments composed of TAU in axons and neurons in the Hippocampus

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Neurofibrillary Tangles

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6
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Loss of Neurons in the FRONTAL and
TEMPORAL lobes, impairment of
EXECUTIVE functions, difficulty
recognizing and regulating emotion, caused by MULTIPLE GENETIC PATHWAYS

A

Frontotemporal Dementia

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7
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A ape of Dementia that typically results from STROKE

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Vascular Dementia

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8
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2 subtypes of Dementia with Lewy
Bodies (DLB)

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  1. with Parkinson’s
  2. nO Parkinson’s
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9
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Inflammation of Brain Tissues caused by VIRUSES

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Encephalitis

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10
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Inflammation of the COVERING
MEMBRANES caused by BACTERIA

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Meningitis

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11
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Clouded state of Consciousness

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Delirium

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