Dementia: Hope Through Research

Dementia: Hope through Research

1) The U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment estimates that as many as _____ people in the United States have dementia. a) 800,000 b) 2.8 million c) 4.8 million d) 6.8 million

2) Which occurs as a result of physical disease or injury? a) cortical dementia b) subcortical dementia c) primary dementia d) secondary dementia

3) On average, patients with AD live for _____ years after they are diagnosed. a) 4 to 6 b) 8 to 10 c) 12 to 14 d) 16 to 18

4) Swollen or ballooned neurons are on hallmark of which disease? a) Lewy body dementia b) dementia pugilistica c) Pick’s disease d) Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease

5) The children of people with Huntington’s disease have a _____ chance of inheriting it. a) 25% b) 50% c) 75% d) 100%

6) All the following can lead to secondary dementias EXCEPT a) multiple sclerosis b) Wilson’s disease c) normal pressure hydrocephalus d) Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease

7) Patients with _____ cannot properly metabolize cholesterol and other lipids. a) Lafora body disease b) Batten disease c) Lawrence disease d) Niemann-Pick disease

8) Deficiencies of vitamin _____ frequently result from chronic alcoholism and can seriously impair mental abilities. a) E b) C c) B1 d) D

9) Age-related cognitive decline is considered a sign of dementia. a) True b) False

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11) The “gold standard” for diagnosing dementia is a) neuropsychological testing b) autopsy c) patient history d) brain scans

12) Which drug for Alzheimer’s disease works by regulating the activity of a neurotransmitter called glutamate that plays a role in learning and memory? a) Cognex b) Namenda c) Aricept d) Exelon

13) Possible preventive actions for dementia include a) exercise b) education c) controlling inflammation d) all of the above

14) One study found that levels of beta amyloid and tau in spinal fluid can be used to diagnose AD with a sensitivity of a) 32% b) 52% c) 72% d) 92%

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