Dementia and Alzheimers Flashcards
(19 cards)
What type of information does procedural memory contain?
Motor skills and habitual actions.
Which brain pathology is not associated with Alzheimer’s Disease?
Lewy bodies composed of α-synuclein.
What is the most common cause of dementia?
Alzheimer’s disease.
How does dementia prevalence change with age?
Dementia prevalence doubles every 5 years of age, from 1% for ages 60-65 to 50% for ages 95-100.
What does the DSM 5 definition of Major Cognitive Disorder (dementia) not include?
Presence of specific motor symptoms (e.g., tremor, rigidity).
Which statement about Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) is not correct?
APP is exclusively produced in the central nervous system.
Which statement about Semantic Dementia is incorrect?
It primarily affects episodic memory early on.
Which of the following is a form of fronto-temporal lobe dementia?
All of the above.
What is the strongest genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer’s disease?
ApoE ε4 homozygosity (ε4/ε4).
Which statement regarding prevalence and severity of dementia is incorrect?
Dementia prevalence is decreasing.
What are the components of the double hypothesis of Dementia in PD?
Dopaminergic + cholinergic degeneration.
What did Nudo and his colleagues find after they produced a lesion in the part of monkey cortex devoted to controlling hand movements?
Not specified in the provided text.
Which of the following is not a type of Vascular Dementia?
Not specified in the provided text.
Which one of the following is an instrumental Activity of Daily Living?
Managing finances.
What is not characteristic of Mild Cognitive Impairment?
Significant interference with independence in daily activities.
What did McKeith et al. publish regarding Lewy Body Dementia?
Core criteria include fluctuations, hallucinations, RBD.
What is incorrect about the Post-Stroke Dementia Oxford Study published in 2019?
Not specified in the provided text.
In which neuropsychological test would a patient with Alzheimer’s Disease perform worse than a patient with Lewy Body dementia?
A delayed verbal memory test.
What is not an indicative biomarker for Lewy Body Dementia?
Not specified in the provided text.
