Exam Questions and Verified Answers |
Already Graded A+
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is thought to be a - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔transitional state between normal aging and dementia
Two types of MCI - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔amnestic,
nonamnestic,
Amnestic mild cognitive impairment is - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔characterized by
deficits in memory;
Nonamnestic MCI involves - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔impairments in other cognitive
functions
, Mild cognitive impairment or MCI is a risk factor for - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔dementia
Alzheimer disease is characterized by - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔amyloid plaques
and neurofibrillary tangles.
Examinations of the brains of patients with Alzheimer disease show
atrophy of the cerebral cortex that is usually diffuse but may be more
pronounced in the frontal, temporal, and parietal lobes.
Vascular Dementia is - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Multiple areas of focal ischemic
change characterize vascular dementia,
formerly known as multi-infarct dementia
the defining lesion is the lacunar infarct.
Patients with which history are particularly at risk for developing dementia -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔hypertension,