Exam 14: Neurocognitive Disorders and Disorders Related to Aging

Forgetting where you put your keys is a normal occurrence; forgetting where you live is not.

Which cognitive function is typically retained best by the elderly?

Alzheimer's disease affects more than 1 in_____ people over the age of 65 and more than 1 in____ people over the age of 85.

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes AIDS, can invade the central nervous system and cause a minor or major neurocognitive disorder.

Early age of onset of Alzheimer's disease is associated with ______ cognitive function and a ______ severe form of the disease.

Describe the changes in intellectual functioning as a function of aging.

Vascular neurocognitive disorder usually results from ______.

Lifestyle factors such as maintaining a regular exercise program and following a healthy diet low in animal fat and rich in vegetables and fish can reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease.

Huntington's disease is characterized by progressive deterioration of the ______.

People with a genetic variant called the ApoE4 gene stand a much lower risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.

Syphilis is caused by a(n) ______.

Discuss different aspects of the controversy regarding genetic testing for diseases which can lead to cognitive impairment.

Vascular neurocognitive disorder accounts for about one in ______ cases of dementia.

Single strokes may produce ______.

Which of the following is a common cause of delirium?

A woman is ______ as likely as a man to get Parkinson's disease.

Vascular dementia refers to what we now call ______.

Alzheimer's disease was first described by a ______.

Dr. Jones, after conducting an interview with Patrick's grandfather (who has delirium), indicates that the grandfather is experiencing "Disorientation to person." This phrase means that Patrick's grandfather doesn't know __________.

The term chorea used in Huntington's Chorea refers to ______.