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Dementia Diaries: Understanding the Types of Dementia

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1.  Which of the following is considered to be the primary specific area of function loss that is characteristic of dementia? Language Judgment Memory Sequencing

2.  Which of the following is an example of a reversible cause of dementia? Alzheimer's Lewy Body HIV Drug toxicity

3.  A patient is diagnosed with mad cow disease. What type of dementia do we expect? Multi-Infarct/ Vascular Lewy Body Fronto-temporal Creutzfeldt-Jakob

4.  Which hallmark of Alzheimer's disease is a plaque-like deposit in the brain between neurons that blocks communication? Synapse Hydrocephalus Beta amyloid plaques Microtubules

5.  Which of the following is an indicator for cognitive evaluation? Patients who present with no diagnosis known to cause decline Patients whose family report decline in function Patients who were hospitalized, but with no relevant diagnosis All of the above