A 50-Year-Old Woman Presents at the Clinic with Complaints of Recent

Multiple Choice

A 50-year-old woman presents at the clinic with complaints of recent episodes of forgetfulness and jerky head movements. She states her mother had some kind of illness in which she had to be institutionalized at age 42 and passed away at age 45 . She stated, My mother forgot who we were when she was institutionalized. Based on this information, what does the nurse suspect?

A) Huntington disease
B) Schizophrenia
C) Cerebrovascular accident
D) Alzheimers disease