Csd 310 - Exam 3 Dementia

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This is an umbrella term for a group of conditions associated with cognitive decline.

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Dementia

Front 2

In dementia, memory is impaired as well as what 4 things?

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abstract thinking
judgment
executive functions
personality

Front 3

What is referred to as the number of new cases diagnosed usually over a year?

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incidence

Front 4

What is referred to as the total of all known cases diagnosed?

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prevalence

Front 5

What are the two types of cortical dementias?

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Alzheimer's Disease
Picks' Disease

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What are the three types of subcortical dementias?

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Parkinsons disease
Huntington's Disease
Aids Dementia Complex

Front 7

Multi-infarct dementia falls under what category?

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vascular dementia

Front 8

Creutzfeldt-Jakob's Disease falls under what category?

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infectious dementia

Front 9

Which type of dementia shows atrophic changes in brain tissue that are progressive in nature and neuronal changes, (neurofibrillary tangles), and senile plaques (found in grey matter)?

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Alzheimer's

Front 10

In what type of dementia do ventricles enlarge; temporal, frontal, and parietal lobes atrophy and there is hippocampus damage?

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Alzheimer's

Front 11

Which type of dementia results in death about 10 years post diagnosis and uses the global deterioration scale?

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Alzheimer's

Front 12

What is the approximate prevalence numbers for Alzheimer's Disease in the US?

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4.5 million

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Which cortical dementia is low incidence and associated with language problems, left temporal lobe and possibly frontal lobe cortical atrophy?

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Pick's Disease

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What are neuronal changes in Picks disease associated with?

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Pick's bodies and Pick's cells

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What is the cause of Pick's disease?

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unknown
(possibly viral or genetic)

Front 16

Which type of dementia is characterized by changes in personality and prominent language problems? (memory, visuospacial skills, and motor skills are intact until later stages)

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Pick's disease

Front 17

What are the prevalence and incidence numbers for Parkinson's disease?

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1.5 mil (prev)
50,000 (incidence)

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Parkinson's disease is hypo or hyper kinetic?

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hypo

Front 19

In which type of dementia are Lewy Body inclusions found in the cell of the substantia nigra nuclei (these are damaging to neurons)?

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Parkinsons

Front 20

In PD, what is not an initial symptom but presents with mild-moderate severity?

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dementia

Front 21

Which type of dementia is associated with depression, loss of facial expression, rigidity of muscles, and fading intelligence?

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Parkinson's Disease

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Which type of dementia shows loss of memory, language deficits (aphasia symptoms), hypokinetic dysarthria, visuo-spacial impairments, motor systems become rigid, movements slow, and tremors?

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Parkinson's Disease

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What type of therapy is beneficial to patients with PD?

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voice, swallow, intelligence

* Patients can show improvement in skill through therapy even though disease is degenerative.

Front 24

Which type of dementia is associated with intellectual decline, physical/motor functioning, and memory as well as progression toward insanity? it is genetic - has a 50% chance of being passed on.

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Huntington's Disease

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Huntington's disease is hypo or hyper kinetic?

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hyper

Front 26

Which type of dementia shows chorea (uncontrolled movements) and behavioral changes?

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Huntington's Disease

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Which type of dementia shows loss of neurons in the caudate nucleus, especially those that project to the globus pallidus and substantia nigra?

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Huntington's Disease

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In which type of dementia is GABA, an inhibitory neurotransmitter within the extra-pyramidal system reduced resulting in too much dopamine?

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Huntington's Disease

Front 29

Which type of dementia is not associated with aphasia, apraxia, or agnosia, but is associated with progressive psychosis?

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Huntington's Disease

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Which type of dementia results in changes in white matter and subcortical neural structures?

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AIDS dementia complex

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Which type of dementia is associated with atrophy of frontal, parietal, and temporal regions with enlargement of ventricles and affects attention, behavior, processing, and learning?

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AIDS

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Which type of dementia is associated with ataxia (coordination problems and motor slowing also occur - obvious cerebellar involvement)?

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AIDS

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When does dementia appear in AIDS patients?

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in the late stage of HIV-1 infection.

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What type of dementia may result in motor and/or cognitive problems?

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AIDS

Front 35

Which type of dementia shows multiple small infarctions in individuals with hypertension and results in loss of brain tissue at many sites leading to cognitive decline?

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Vascular Dementia (multi infarct)

Front 36

What type of dementia can occur abruptly and infarcts can occur cortically and subcortically?

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Vascular

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What type of dementia can result in memory, language, visuo-spacial, and motor changes depending on where the impairments are located?

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Vascular

Front 38

What is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy with progressive vacuolation in grey matter and death of neurons?

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Creutzfeldt-Jakob's Disease

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What type of dementia is uncommon, has an onset usually around 60 and is associated with mental deterioration and cerebellar changes (ataxia)?

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Infectious (Creutzfeldt-Jakob's)

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Which type of dementia is associated with apraxia, aphasia, agnosia, dysarthria and the brain shows evidence of local atrophy, neuronal loss, and spongiform changes?

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Infectious

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For an SLP, what is not successful in management of dementia?

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skilled therapies

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What is the purpose of therapy with dementia patients?

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maximize their abilities
accommodate and modify environment for success
re-evaluate and update plans as disease progresses