Dementia Quiz (REVISED)
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Order these four sub-types of dementia from most to least common: Alzheimer's Disease, Vascular Dementia, Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Frontotemporal Dementia.

  • Alzheimer's Disease, Vascular Dementia, Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Frontotemporal Dementia (correct)
  • Vascular Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia, Dementia with Lewy Bodies
  • Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Frontotemporal Dementia, Vascular Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease
  • Frontotemporal Dementia, Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Alzheimer's Disease, Vascular Dementia
  • What are the different classifications of impairment in Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)?

  • Amnestic or non-amnestic (correct)
  • Severe or mild
  • Acute or chronic
  • Transient or permanent
  • What makes a Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) amnestic?

  • Memory loss (correct)
  • Difficulty with language
  • Inability to recognize faces
  • Problems with balance
  • What makes MCI non-amnestic?

    <p>Associated with impairment other than memory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Ischaemia is:

    <p>Deficient blood flow in the brain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The artery that supplies blood to the medial and polar frontal and parietal lobes is the:

    <p>Anterior cerebral artery</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the posterior cerebral artery responsible for?

    <p>Supplying blood to the occipital lobe and part of the temporal lobe</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which disorder results from neurofibrillary tangles caused by an accumulation of tau proteins?

    <p>Alzheimer's Disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What causes frontotemporal dementia?

    <p>Genetic mutations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are Lewy Bodies?

    <p>Abnormal protein deposits in the brain associated with neurodegenerative diseases</p> Signup and view all the answers

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