Neurocognitive Disorder

Question 1

Rapid-onset reduced clarity of consciousness and cognition, with confusion, disorientation, and deficits in memory and language.

Answer 1

delirium

Question 2

Gradual deterioration of brain functioning that affects memory, judgment, language, and other advanced cognitive processes.

Answer 2

major neurocognitive disorder

dementia

Question 3

Modest impairment in cognitive abilities that can be overcome with accommodations such as extensive lists or elaborate schedules.

Answer 3

mild neurocognitive

disorder

Question 4

Inability to recognize and name objects; may be a symptom of major neurocognitive disorder or other brain disorders.

Answer 4

agnosia

Question 5

Type of agnosia characterized by a person’s inability to recognize even familiar faces.

Answer 5

facial agnosia

Question 6

“Strange disease of the cerebral cortex” that causes an “atypical form of senile dementia,” discovered in 1906 by German psychiatrist Alois Alzheimer.

Answer 6

Alzheimer’s disease

Question 7

Condition resulting from a disease that develops most often in people 50 and older, characterized by multiple cognitive defects that develop gradually and steadily.

Answer 7

neurocognitive disorder
due to Alzheimer’s
disease

Question 8

Progressive brain disorder involving loss of cognitive functioning, caused by blockage of blood flow to the brain, that appears concurrently with other neurological signs and symptoms.

Answer 8

vascular neurocognitive

disorder

Question 9

Injury to the head and, therefore, to the brain, typically caused by accidents; can lead to cognitive impairments, including memory loss.

Answer 9

head trauma

Question 10

Condition that damages the frontal or temporal regions of the brain; behavior or language is negatively affected.

Answer 10

frontotemporal neurocognitive

disorder

Question 11

Rare condition that results in early onset neurocognitive disorder.

Answer 11

Pick’s disease

Question 12

Brain damage caused by a blow to the head or other trauma that injures the brain and results in diminished neurocognitive capacity.

Answer 12

traumatic brain injury

TBI

Question 13

Condition resulting from jarring of the brain caused by a blow to the head or other impact; symptoms persist for at least a week after the initial trauma.

Answer 13

neurocognitive disorder
due to traumatic brain
injury

Question 14

Neurological impairment that affects people with Lewy body disease, in which protein deposits damage brain cells and gradually cause motor impairments and loss of alertness.

Answer 14

neurocognitive disorder due to Lewy body disease

Question 15

Disorder characterized by progressive decline in motor movements; results from damage to dopamine pathways.

Answer 15

neurocognitive disorder due to Parkinson’s disease

Question 16

Degenerative brain disorder principally affecting motor performance (for example, tremors and stooped posture) associated with reduction in dopamine. Major neurocognitive disorder may be a result as well.

Answer 16

Parkinson’s disease

Question 17

Disease that causes AIDS.

Answer 17

human immunodeficiency

virus type 1 (HIV-1)

Question 18

Less common type of neurocognitive disorder that affects people who have HIV; may lead to impaired thinking in advanced stages.

Answer 18

neurocognitive disorder due to

HIV infection

Question 19

Impairment or loss of language skills resulting from brain damage caused by stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, or other illness or trauma.

Answer 19

aphasia

Question 20

Genetic disorder marked by involuntary limb movements and progressing to major neurocognitive disorder.

Answer 20

Huntington’s disease

Question 21

Neurological disorder that follows a subcortical pattern and is notable for causing involuntary limb movements.

Answer 21

neurocognitive disorder
due to Huntington’s
disease

Question 22

Rare progressive neurodegenerative disorder caused by prions, proteins that can reproduce themselves and cause damage to brain cells.

Answer 22

neurological disorder due to

prion disease

Question 23

Extremely rare type of prion disease that may result from a number of sources, including the consumption of beef from cattle with “mad cow disease.”

Answer 23

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Question 24

Brain damage caused by prolonged use of drugs, often in combination with a poor diet.

Answer 24

substance/medication-induced
neurocognitive
disorder

Question 25

In genetics, genes that lead to nearly a 100% chance of developing the associated disorder. These are rare in the population.

Answer 25

deterministic

Question 26

In genetics, genes that only slightly increase the risk of developing the disorder, but in contrast to the deterministic genes, these are more common in the general population.

Answer 26

susceptibility