Exam 14: Neurocognitive Disorders and Disorders Related to Aging

A neurocognitive symptom that involves a lack of visual knowledge is referred to as visual agnosia.

Frontotemporal neurocognitive disorder is most similar in its symptomology to ______.

Which of the following illnesses that produce dementia have a genetic component

Ron has Alzheimer's disease. Currently, he is incontinent, unable to walk or speak and requires assistance in toileting and feeding. Most times he is entirely mute and inattentive to His environment. Ron's Alzheimer's disease is at the ______ level of development.

Mild neurocognitive disorder is a new name for a clinical syndrome widely identified as ____________.

Jed suffers from involuntary jerky movements of the face, neck, limbs, and trunk. The symptoms began when he was about 43 years of age and have grown progressively worse Over the years. He also exhibits progressive dementia with severe memory loss and unstable Moods. Lately, he has begun to act paranoid and has begun talking of suicide. Jed is probably Suffering from ______.

A behavioral symptom of frontotemporal neurocognitive disorder is ______.

Mark suffers from shaking, tremors, loss of control of fine motor movements, rigidity, and disturbances in posture. He walks laboriously in a crouch and has sluggish reflexes. He usually Looks expressionless, as if he were wearing a mask. Mark is probably suffering from ______.

The most common cause of delirium among young people is ______.

Muhammad Ali and actor Michael J. Fox suffer from ______.

Long-term use of sleep medications among the elderly can lead to ______.

Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease is a ______ and ______ brain disease.

Korsakoff's syndrome often follows an acute attack of ______.

Which statement is true of the incidence of dementia in Parkinson's patients?

Discuss the treatments currently in use for Parkinson's disease. How do they treat symptoms?

Huntington's disease typically begins in the prime of adulthood, between the ages of 30 and 45.

Mild neurocognitive disorder is a new name for a clinical syndrome widely identified as mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

Bob has Alzheimer's disease. Currently, he requires some assistance managing everyday affairs. He is unable to select clothes that are proper for the season or occasion. He is also Unable to recall the names and addresses of family members. He shouldn't drive because he Forgets which pedal is for the brakes and which one is for the gas. He also forgets what traffic Lights and stop signs mean. Bob's Alzheimer's disease is at the ______ level of development.

Anterograde amnesia is a loss of memory of past events and personal information.

The great majority of cases of AD occur in people over the age of 65, most typically in those in their late 70s and 80s.