DEMENTIA – LATEST
REVISED EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS – 2026 UPDATED
EDITION
How many people have dementia and what does it cost the
global economy? - CORRECT ANSWER -46 million people live
with dementia worldwide
The cost to the global economy is $818 billion/year.
The commonest cause of dementia is Alzheimer's disease
(AD).
What is dementia and what is it characterised by? - CORRECT
ANSWER -This fatal neurodegenerative disorder is
,characterised by progressive cognitive, social and functional
impairment.
Dementia treatment and diagnosis overview - CORRECT
ANSWER -There is no current cure, with acetylcholinesterase
inhibitors having modest symptomatic benefit in early stages
(ΔMMSE = 1).*
Diagnosis in life is only probable however this is changing**
*Prevent deterioration in mini mental state examination over
the course 1/2 years.
**With new markers e.g. PET imaging, structural imaging, CSF
and plasma markers
, Describe the differences of young onset dementia compared
to late onset dementia - CORRECT ANSWER -4
Difference between the two is age cut off at age 65
Younger patietns with dementia other rarer forms of
dementia are more prevalent, whereas in older adults the
most prevalent is alzeihmers disease.
Most conditions are actually mixed e.g. Alzheimers and
vascular dementia
REVISED EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS – 2026 UPDATED
EDITION
How many people have dementia and what does it cost the
global economy? - CORRECT ANSWER -46 million people live
with dementia worldwide
The cost to the global economy is $818 billion/year.
The commonest cause of dementia is Alzheimer's disease
(AD).
What is dementia and what is it characterised by? - CORRECT
ANSWER -This fatal neurodegenerative disorder is
,characterised by progressive cognitive, social and functional
impairment.
Dementia treatment and diagnosis overview - CORRECT
ANSWER -There is no current cure, with acetylcholinesterase
inhibitors having modest symptomatic benefit in early stages
(ΔMMSE = 1).*
Diagnosis in life is only probable however this is changing**
*Prevent deterioration in mini mental state examination over
the course 1/2 years.
**With new markers e.g. PET imaging, structural imaging, CSF
and plasma markers
, Describe the differences of young onset dementia compared
to late onset dementia - CORRECT ANSWER -4
Difference between the two is age cut off at age 65
Younger patietns with dementia other rarer forms of
dementia are more prevalent, whereas in older adults the
most prevalent is alzeihmers disease.
Most conditions are actually mixed e.g. Alzheimers and
vascular dementia
