COGNITIVE DECLINE - MOCA
1. what happens in older age?
*Answer√√ brain mass shrinks outer surface thins
white matter decreases
chemical messengers decrease
2. what is cognitive impairment
*Answer√√ decline in 1/more cognitive functions compared to previous level
memory, attention, language, executive function, visuospatial skills
ranges from mild > severe
3. what are the levels of cognitive impairment
*Answer√√ mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
- measurable decline
- daily function largely preserved
- often a transitional stage
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, Dementia
- significant impairment in more than 2 domains
interferences with independence
- progressive (e.g. Alzhemiers)
4. primary causes of neurocognitive disorders
*Answer√√ alzhemiers disease frontotemporal or mixed dementia
dementia with lewy bodies
vascular cognitive impairment
5. secondary causes of neurocognitive disorders
*Answer√√ traumatic brain injury chronic traumatic encephalopathy
movement disorders
substance abuse
HIV infection
post-covid 19 neurocognitive disorders
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1. what happens in older age?
*Answer√√ brain mass shrinks outer surface thins
white matter decreases
chemical messengers decrease
2. what is cognitive impairment
*Answer√√ decline in 1/more cognitive functions compared to previous level
memory, attention, language, executive function, visuospatial skills
ranges from mild > severe
3. what are the levels of cognitive impairment
*Answer√√ mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
- measurable decline
- daily function largely preserved
- often a transitional stage
1/
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, Dementia
- significant impairment in more than 2 domains
interferences with independence
- progressive (e.g. Alzhemiers)
4. primary causes of neurocognitive disorders
*Answer√√ alzhemiers disease frontotemporal or mixed dementia
dementia with lewy bodies
vascular cognitive impairment
5. secondary causes of neurocognitive disorders
*Answer√√ traumatic brain injury chronic traumatic encephalopathy
movement disorders
substance abuse
HIV infection
post-covid 19 neurocognitive disorders
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