What strategic approaches can be used to differentiate between Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia during diagnosis?
A. Focus only on physical symptoms.
B. Evaluate cognitive deficits and specific symptoms like aphasia, apraxia, and agnosia.
C. Ignore cognitive symptoms and focus on emotional changes.
D. Use a one-size-fits-all approach for all dementias.
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Discuss the significance of cognitive deficits in diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease and how they relate to other symptoms like aphasia, apraxia, and agnosia.
A. Cognitive deficits are unrelated to other symptoms.
B. Cognitive deficits are the primary diagnostic criteria and are often accompanied by symptoms like aphasia, apraxia, and agnosia.
C. Cognitive deficits are less important than physical symptoms.
D. Cognitive deficits are only present in the early stages.
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