Week 11: Gen. Dementia/ Creutzeldt Flashcards
1
Q
Cause of C-J Disease
A
Infection by a prion
Source of infection unknown
2
Q
Early indicators of C-J Disease
A
Memory loss
Behavioral loss
Motor dysfunction
Progressive dementia
3
Q
Dementia is a ___, ___ disease with ____ function decreased
A
Chronic
Progressive
Cortical
4
Q
Primarily ____ term memory is affected in dementia, sometimes followed by ___ term memory loss
A
Short
Long
5
Q
Causes of dementia
A
Vascular disease (arteriosclerosis)
Infections
Toxins
Genetics
6
Q
____ is the most common form of dementia
A
Alzheimer’s
7
Q
creutzfeldt- Jacob disease
A
Rare, rapidly progressive dementia leading to rapid des tuition of neurons, formation of plaques and vacuoles in the neurons
