Dementia SLP Advanced Review Questions – Medical Speech Pathology – Clinical Practice and Assessment Material

Dementia SLP Advanced Review Questions – Medical Speech Pathology – Clinical Practice and
Assessment Material



What kind of tremor is best described as an involuntary, rhythmic oscillation of one or more
body parts, ranging from 4 to 12 cycles per second?



A.

Essential tremor

B.

Voice tremor

C.

Senile tremor

D.

Familial tremor - ✔✔A.

Essential tremor



This is a common type of degenerative dementia in the elderly. Patients present with deficits in
memory, loss of consciousness, and hallucinations. Patients will have a poor response to
antipsychotic medications and may have repeated falls.



A.

Frontotemporal dementia

B.

Vascular dementia

C.

Lewy body dementia

D.

, Toxic dementia - ✔✔C.

Lewy body dementia



Which of the following is typically not a normal part of aging?



A.

Decline in chemosenses

B.

Increased t-cell dysfunction

C.

Decreased bone mass

D.

Problems recognizing close family/friends - ✔✔D.

Problems recognizing close family/friends



What type of dementia is categorized by loss of cognitive functions resulting from ischemic or
hemorrhagic cerebrovascular disease?



A.

Frontotemporal dementia

B.

Lewy body disease

C.

Vascular dementia

D.

Parkinson's disease - ✔✔C.