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1
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Alzheimers is ______ of dementia cases

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60-70%

2
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risk factors for AD

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age
gender
family hx
education level
hx head trauma with loss of consciousness
genetic factors
3
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protective measures against AD

A

anti-inflammatory meds and replacement estrogen

4
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what is the hallmark of AD?

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memory loss

5
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memory consists of ________ information, __________ information and ________________ that information.

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encoding; storing; retrieving

6
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memory involves _____________ sensory information in _______________ memory

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holding; working

7
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early in AD working memory is __________ BUT we see _____________ memory lesses due to impaired storage retrieval

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intact; semantic

8
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in AD progressively ________ memory will decline

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word finding

9
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autobiographical memory degrades which means

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patient will loose recent past first, retain distance past for a long time period

10
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In AD _______________ behaviors are preserved

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procedural

11
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language and communication deficits in AD

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  • word finding issues
  • reduced comprehension of indirect language
  • reduced semantic specificity; empty speech, vague terms
12
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conversational competence

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  • good syntax and utterance length
  • formulaic language
  • difficulty maintaining topics, coherence in conversation
13
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eventually with progression of disease conversational issues…

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ambiguous speech, incoherent mumbling, preservations of echolalia

14
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AD patients continue to be responsive to…

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sensory stimuli and music;

utter vocalizations and facial expressions

15
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AD can occur with or without

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behavioral disturbance