Neurocognitive Disorders

Question 1

what are neurocognitive disorders?

Answer 1

a group of acquired disorders that indicate a decline in mental functioning

Question 2

Delirium

Answer 2

temporary condition categorized by confusion and disorientation

Question 3

dementia

Answer 3

progressive and degenerative condition marked by gradual and broad cognitive deterioration

Question 4

5 diagnostic criteria for delirium

Answer 4

1. disturbance in attention/awareness
2. disturbance develops over a short period of time
3. additional disturbance in cognition
4. 1 and 3 are not better explained by another neurocognitive disorder
5. evidence that disturbance is a consequence of medical condition/substance/withdrawal*

Question 5

acute

Answer 5

lasting a few hours or days

Question 6

persistent

Answer 6

lasting a few weeks or months

Question 7

MND 4 diagnostic criteria

Answer 7

1. significant cognitive decline
2. deficits interfere in independence
3. deficits don’t occur exclusively in a delirium
4. deficits aren’t better explained by another disorder

Question 8

Is dementia a diagnosis in the DSM 5?

Answer 8

no, now under major and mild neurocognitive disorders

Question 9

5 impairments of demenia

Answer 9

1. memory
2. communication
3. focus
4. reasoning
5. vision

Question 10

Causes of demenia

Answer 10

neurofibrillary tangles and amyloid plaques

Question 11

dementia pugilistica

Answer 11

dementia due to repeated blows to the head

Question 12

what gene is a greater risk for dementia?

Answer 12

APOE-4

Question 13

reisberg’s global deterioration scale

Answer 13

7 stages from no impairment to very severe decline

Question 14

How can you treat Alzheimer’s?

Answer 14

interventions, there’s no cure

Question 15

3 early stages of AD

Answer 15

1. irritability
2. anxiety
3. depression

Question 16

What do cholinesterase inhibitors do

Answer 16

increase acetylcholine by preventing its breakdown (a chemical important for memory)