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Dementia, delirium, and amnesia cannot be diagnosed if they appear to be the results of a psychiatric disorder, such as schizophrenia. |
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| | B) | False |
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Alzheimer's disease cannot be definitively diagnosed in living humans. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The degree of cognitive decline seen in Alzheimer's disease is significantly correlated with the degree of deficits in acetylcholine. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The majority of stroke patients develop vascular dementia. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Parkinson's disease results from the death of cells that produce acetylcholine. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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A link exists between Alzheimer's disease and Down syndrome. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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A condition in which a person's thoughts, level of consciousness, speech, memory, orientation, perceptions, and motor patterns are very confused, unstable, or otherwise grossly disturbed is called dementia. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Disorders involving a biological loss of memory are called delirium-related disorders. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The form of language impairment in which the individual is able to produce language, but has lost the ability to comprehend, so that these verbal productions have no meaning, is referred to as tachycardia. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Only a small percentage of the elderly develop Alzheimer's disease. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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