Exam 15: Neurocognitive Disorders

Which of the following is NOT a cholinesterase inhibitor that is known to help slow the progress of degenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's Disease?

Among the viruses that can infect the brain is the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1).The HIV virus tends to enter the central nervous system early in the illness,and neurological difficulties can develop in up to what percentage of those infected with the virus?

Which of the following is not part of the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for delirium?

Approximately what percent of individuals over 85 years of age have diagnosable signs of degenerative dementia?

Some of the first indications of neurological problems are when an individual shows which of the following signs?

Diagnosis is made difficult by the fact that the symptoms and deficits found in neurological disorders often closely resemble those of other psychopathologies.For example,language deficits,information-processing deficits,and deficits in executive functions may also be symptoms of which of the following psychopathologies ?

The Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery (Broshek & Barth,2000 has been compiled to evaluate brain and nervous system functioning across a fixed set of how many tests?

Strokes are remarkably common.In the UK what is the number of people under 30 years of age who suffer strokes per year?

When diagnosing a neurological disorder such as dementia,the clinician will also attempt to classify it according to its cause.Specific causes that have been identified include which of the following?

Which of the following is a common long term symptom of a stroke?

Deficits in executive functions results in an inability to effectively problem-solve,plan,initiate,organise,monitor and inhibit complex behaviours.These functions are normally associated with which area of the brain?

Which of the following are included in the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for mild neurocognitive disorder?

According to the Parkinson's Disease Society (2006),it is estimated that how many people in the UK suffer from Parkinson's Disease?

What is the most common cause of degenerative dementia in the UK?

The prevalence of delirium in the population aged 85-years and older is:

A widely used test of executive functioning is the:

Holistic rehabilitation methods for cognitive impairments addresses which of the following impairments?

Which of the following is a symptom of Parkinson's Disease?

Spongiform encephalopathy is a fatal infectious disease known as that attacks the brain and central nervous system.Outbreaks of the disease hit epidemic proportions amongst cattle in the UK during the 1980s,and evidence suggests that the disease was transmitted to humans through contaminated beef.In humans,this became known as:

Early signs of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD)include changes in mood,temperament and behaviour followed by impairments in memory and concentration,and confused thinking.The infectious agent in vCJD is thought to be the: