Neurocognitive Disorders
Über den Vortrag
Der Vortrag „Neurocognitive Disorders“ von Helen Farrell, MD ist Bestandteil des Kurses „Year 2 – Neurology-Psychiatry“.
Quiz zum Vortrag
Which of the following best defines dementia?
- Impairment of memory and other cognitive functions without the alteration of consciousness
- Impairment of memory and other cognitive functions due to altered consciousness
- Impairment of cognitive functions with an intact recent and distant memory
- Impairment of recent memory with intact other cognitive functions
- Impairment of cognitive functions with altered consciousness
Which of the following statements regarding dementia is FALSE?
- Depression and anxiety are rarely seen in demented patients.
- 20% of people over 80-years-old have a severe form of dementia.
- Delusions and hallucinations can occur in about 30% of patients with dementia.
- Alzheimer’s disease is the most common reason for dementia.
- Vascular disease is a step-wise decline in progression to dementia.
Which of the following causes pseudodementia?
- Major depression
- Bipolar disorder
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Vascular dementia
- Nutritional dementia
Which of the following is NOT an organic differential diagnosis of dementia?
- Schizophrenia
- Hypothyroidism
- Down’s syndrome
- HIV
- Parkinson’s disease
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Dozent des Vortrages Neurocognitive Disorders
Helen Farrell, MD
Dr. Helen M. Farrell is a board-certified psychiatrist and works in private practice in Boston MA. She obtained her MD from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland in 2006. Dr. Farrell served on the Harvard Medical School faculty for over a decade, during which time she was an award-winning lecturer.
Due to her achievements, she is well-published in the field of psychiatry and forensic psychiatry and has appeared as an expert witness in court. She also delivered the TEDx Talk, “Creating Hope for Mental Health” in 2015 and has since contributed to multiple TED-Ed videos on mental health, which have over 30 million collective views.
Within Lecturio, Dr. Farrell teaches courses on Psychiatry.
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