Dementia SLP Advanced Review
Questions and correct answers
What kind of tremor is best described as an involuntary, rhythmic oscillation of one or more body parts,
ranging from 4 to 12 cycles per second?
A.
Essential tremor
B.
Voice tremor
C.
Senile tremor
D.
Familial tremor - Correct Answer: A.
Essential tremor
This is a common type of degenerative dementia in the elderly. Patients present with deficits in
memory, loss of consciousness, and hallucinations. Patients will have a poor response to antipsychotic
medications and may have repeated falls.
A.
Frontotemporal dementia
B.
Vascular dementia
C.
Lewy body dementia
D.
Toxic dementia - Correct Answer: C.
Lewy body dementia
, Which of the following is typically not a normal part of aging?
A.
Decline in chemosenses
B.
Increased t-cell dysfunction
C.
Decreased bone mass
D.
Problems recognizing close family/friends - Correct Answer: D.
Problems recognizing close family/friends
What type of dementia is categorized by loss of cognitive functions resulting from ischemic or
hemorrhagic cerebrovascular disease?
A.
Frontotemporal dementia
B.
Lewy body disease
C.
Vascular dementia
D.
Parkinson's disease - Correct Answer: C.
Vascular dementia
In general, which two linguistic and communicative functions appear to be preserved with age?
A.
Questions and correct answers
What kind of tremor is best described as an involuntary, rhythmic oscillation of one or more body parts,
ranging from 4 to 12 cycles per second?
A.
Essential tremor
B.
Voice tremor
C.
Senile tremor
D.
Familial tremor - Correct Answer: A.
Essential tremor
This is a common type of degenerative dementia in the elderly. Patients present with deficits in
memory, loss of consciousness, and hallucinations. Patients will have a poor response to antipsychotic
medications and may have repeated falls.
A.
Frontotemporal dementia
B.
Vascular dementia
C.
Lewy body dementia
D.
Toxic dementia - Correct Answer: C.
Lewy body dementia
, Which of the following is typically not a normal part of aging?
A.
Decline in chemosenses
B.
Increased t-cell dysfunction
C.
Decreased bone mass
D.
Problems recognizing close family/friends - Correct Answer: D.
Problems recognizing close family/friends
What type of dementia is categorized by loss of cognitive functions resulting from ischemic or
hemorrhagic cerebrovascular disease?
A.
Frontotemporal dementia
B.
Lewy body disease
C.
Vascular dementia
D.
Parkinson's disease - Correct Answer: C.
Vascular dementia
In general, which two linguistic and communicative functions appear to be preserved with age?
A.
