NUR 144 - WEEK ? - Neurocognitive Disorders VOCABULARY

Question 1

New, nonsensical words.

Answer 1

neologisms

Question 2

This neurotransmitter is commonly deficient in individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and is targeted by certain medications to help manage symptoms.

Answer 2

acetylcholine

Question 3

Involuntary writhing or jerking.

Answer 3

chorea

Question 4

This type of dementia is often linked to a history of head trauma, particularly in athletes, and can present with mood swings and impulsive behavior.

Answer 4

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBP) Dementia

Question 5

Inability to remember or use words correctly.

Answer 5

aphasia

Question 6

To create fabricated or distorted memories.

Answer 6

confabulate

Question 7

What type of dementia is based on changes in the blood supply to the brain and cerebrovascular disease? This type of dementia is associated with the progressive death of brain cells, often due to a history of strokes or vascular issues, leading to cognitive decline.

Answer 7

vascular dementia

Question 8

What is delirium tremenes?

Answer 8

Rapid onset of irritability, confusion, tremors, nausea, vomiting, and seizures caused by withdrawal from substances.

Question 9

In alzheimer’s disease, which 3 aspects are normally present?

Answer 9

• evidence of memory and learning decline and at least one other cognitive domain decline;
• progressive decline in cognition;
• and no evidence of a mixed etiology

Usually there is also causative genetic mutation from family history