Infection or reactions to prescription drugs among normal aging older patients can result in ____.
a. memory loss and confusion
b. Parkinson's disease
c. chronic illness
d. schizophrenia
Question 2Parkinson's disease is diagnosed ____.
a. more in men than in women
b. more in women than in men
c. only in women
d. equally across genders
Question 3Normal age changes in the brain and occasional lapses in memory are ____.
a. common in healthy adults
b. uncommon in healthy adults
c. warrant a minor neurocognitive disorder diagnosis
d. insignificant changes
Question 4As we age, neurons are gradually lost, the brain becomes smaller, and information is processed more slowing. For some, this brain atrophy leads to ____.
a. enlarged ventricles
b. depression
c. anxiety
d. declining memory and difficulty learning new material
Question 5Rozee suffered a stroke when blood leaked into the brain after a blood vessel burst. This type of stroke is called ____.
a. atherosclerosis
b. hemorrhagic stroke
c. Alzheimer's disease
d. head trauma
Question 6Approximately 87 of all strokes are the result of ____.
a. reduced blood flow caused by a clot or severe narrowing of the arteries
b. blood vessels bursting
c. leakage of blood into the brain
d. vascular cognitive impairment