Lewy bodies - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

17 - Answer- Tau is on chromosome... 14 - Answer- Synnuclein is on chromosome... Alzheimer's Frontotemporal dementia/Pick disease PSP Myotonic dystrophy Corticobasal degeneration - Answer- "Tau-opathies" (6) Parkinson's Dementia w/ lewy bodies Multiple system atrophy Hallervorden-Spatz (HVS) PKAN Pure autonomic failure Meige syndrome - Answer- "Synnuclein-opathies" (7) Multiple system atrophy ("+" shape in pons) - Answer- Hot crossed bun sign Progressive supranuc...

PCHA test questions and answers guaranteed to pass Lewy Body Dementia:Lewy bodies are abnormal protein deposits that can develop in the brain, leading to fluctuating cognitive impairments, visual hallucinations, and motor symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease. - ANS Lewy bodies are abnormal protein deposits that can develop in the brain, leading to fluctuating cognitive impairments, visual hallucinations, and motor symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease What is the difference bet...

Gerontological Nursing, 4e (Tabloski) Chapter 22 The Neurologic System 1) Which assessment finding places an older patient at the greatest risk factor for the development of Alzheimer's disease? 1. Age 2. Genetic predisposition 3. Environmental exposure 4. History of previous head injury Answer: 1 Explanation: 1. Advanced age is the single greatest factor for the development of Alzheimer's disease. 2. Genetic causes are responsible for fewer than 5% of the cases of Al...

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DNRS 6630-5 Week 11 Final Exam (Uploaded for August 2024). 100% Complete Questions and Answers. Question 1 L. J. is a 55-year-old male who attended a funeral and found himself laughing during the service, but later that evening he was irritated with himself for what he had done. His wife said this was abnormal behavior and took him to his doctor to be evaluated. After L. J.’s MRI was reviewed, he was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. Which medication is recommended to help L. J. with...

MKSAP – Neurology 100% Accurate A+ Review Q&A 2023/2024 Haldol is absolutely contraindicated in Dementia with Lewy bodies. What medication is a safer alternative in these patients? - Answer-Donepezil. May improve behavioral and cognitive symptoms with dementia. Parkinson's: medication used is carbidopa-levodopa What are common levodopa-related complications? - Answer-Motor fluctuations (caused by wearing off of the beneficial effects before next dose is administered) Medication-indu...

Geriatrics - Aquifer - Family Medicine 29: 72-year-old male with dementiaWhat are the levels of the clinical dementia rating (CDR) and what severity is assoc w each? - correct answer 0 - no cognitive impairment 0.5 - very mild dementia 1 - mild dementia 2 - moderate dementia 3 - severe dementia What are the most common causes of dementia? Choose the three best answers. A. Alzheimer disease B. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease C. Dementia with Lewy bodies D. Huntington disease E. Parkinso...

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Biochemistry SHELF Revised Questions and Correct Answers Graded A++ branched amino acids Val, leu, ile essential amino acids PVT TIM HALL -OH amino acids Tyr, Ser, Thr Maple syrup urine disease: deficiency of Alpha-keto acid dehydrogenase Lesch-Nyhan syndrome Deficiency in hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyl transferase. Defect in purine salvage reactions. Orange sand urine, self-mutilation and mental retardation. PKU Phe hydroxylase deficiency. Need cofactor BH4; mental retardatio...

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