Dementia

Question 1

___________ is a general term for a decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life.

Answer 1

DEMENTIA

Question 2

List the 6 types of Dementia?

Answer 2

1. ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
2. VASCULAR DEMENTIA
3. LEWY BODY DEMENTIA (PARKINSON’S)
4. WERNICKE-KORSAKOFF SYNDROME (WKS)
5. FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA (FTD)
6. HUNTINGTON’S DISEASE

Question 3

Which type of dementia carries the major risk factors of smoking, hypertension, atheroschlerosis, poor diet and sedentary lifestyle?

Answer 3

VASCULAR DEMENTIA

Question 4

In Parkinson’s, Lewy Body changes arise in which cells?

Answer 4

SUBSTANTIA NIGRA CELLS

Question 5

Which type of dementia is usually the result of chronic alcoholism?

Answer 5

WERNICKE-KORSAKOFF SYNDROME (WKS)
vitamin B1 deficiency
diplopia, nystagmus, ataxia

Question 6

Name the Dementia which used to be called Pick’s Disease, where the frontal and temporal lobes are primarily affected?

Answer 6

FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA (FTD)

Question 7

Name the type of dementia that is genetic, causing neronal death in the basal ganglia?

Answer 7

HUNTINGTON’S DISEASE