NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDERS

Question 1

A DETERIORATION of cognitive function

Answer 1

Dementia

1. Impaired social and occupational functioning
2. Chronic

Question 2

A STATE of mental confusion

Answer 2

Delirium

Question 3

Irreversible BRAIN TISSUE deterioration

Answer 3

Alzheimer’s Disease

Question 4

B-amyloid protein deposits in the Frontal Cortex

Answer 4

Plaques

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Neurofibrillary Tangles

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Frontotemporal Dementia

Question 7

A type of Dementia that typically results from STROKE

Answer 7

Vascular Dementia

Question 8

2 subtypes of Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB)

Answer 8

1. with Parkinson’s

2. no Parkinson’s

Question 9

Inflammation of Brain Tissues caused by VIRUSES

Answer 9

Encephalitis

Question 10

Inflammation of the COVERING MEMBRANES caused by BACTERIA

Answer 10

Meningitis

Question 11

Clouded state of Consciousness

Answer 11

Delirium