Dementia Quiz
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Dementia is an impairment of intellectual function with a compromise in ONLY the language domain.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
C. may be
D. I don’t know
Neurofibrillary tangles are also called
A. tau
B. amyloid plaques
C. synapse
D. dendrites
What are two major hallmarks of AD pathology?
A. tau and amyloid plaques
B. tau and sensory deficits
C. motor deficits and amyloid plaques
D. sensory deficits and motor deficit
The picture is an example of loss of
A. visuospatial skills
B. verbal memory
C. language
D. attention
Dementia affects the following except :
A. Memory
B. Visuospatial
C. executive function
D. motor skills
Prevalence of dementia is highest in which age group?
A. 85+
B. 60-64
C. 70-74
D. 20-30
Which proteinopathy is this?
A. Tau
B. Amyloid
C. neuron
D. dendrites
Degeneration of cholinergic system is associated with AD
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
C. No idea
D. may be
PET scans can detect Alzheimer’s disease.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
C. May be
D. I don’t know
MMSE scores help characterize AD impairment : early diagnosis, mild-moderate, severe
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
C. may be
D. I don’t know
What is not a cause of dementia?
A. Alzhiemer’s disease
B. Pick’s disease
C. vascular dementia
D. loss of dopamine
What is PiB PET imaging?
A. structural scan
B. binds to brain tumors
C. amyloid plaques specific imaging
D. I don’t know
What is cortical atrophy?
A. Neuronal death/loss
B. neurogenesis
C. myelination
D. synapse formation
