After completing this course you’ll be able to:
1. | Define executive function |
2. | Discuss emotional processing. |
3. | Compare episodic memory and somatic memory. |
4. | Compare procedural memory and working memory |
5. | Describe the cognitive spectrum. |
6. | Describe the two types of mild cognitive impairment. |
7. | List several causes of mild cognitive impairment. |
8. | Describe several tests used to study mild cognitive impairment. |
9. | List the two challenges facing scientists who study mild cognitive impairment. |
10. | Define syndrome and dementia. |
11. | List the four main causes of dementia. |
12. | Discuss the following conditions: normal-pressure hydrocephalus, Huntington’s disease and Cruetzfeldt-Jakob disease. |
13. | Compare delirium and dementia. |
14. | List examples of neuropsychological tests. |
15. | Compare computerized tomography with magnetic resonance imaging. |
16. | Compare a positron emission tomography scan with an amyloid PET scan. |
17. | List common symptoms of the four causes of dementia. |
18. | Compare plaques and tangles. |
19. | Compare young-onset and late-onset Alzheimer’s disease. |
20. | Define oxidative stress and inflammation. |
21. | List several signs and symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. |
22. | Describe preclinical Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer’s disease. |
23. | List several conditions that accompany Alzheimer’s disease. |
24. | Describe the three most common forms of atypical Alzheimer’s disease. |
25. | Define sporadic Alzheimer’s. |
26. | State the role of acetylcholine. |
27. | Discuss the use of cholinesterase inhibitors. |
28. | Compare conventional and atypical antipsychotics. |
29. | Compare Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal degeneration. |
30. | Describe the two most common types of frontotemporal degeneration. |
31. | Define integrative medicine. |
32. | Compare Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites. |
33. | Discuss fluctuations in Lewy body dementia. |
34. | Describe the autonomic nervous system and give examples of dysfunction. |
35. | tate how the MRI compares Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia |
36. | List several medications a person with Lewy body dementia should avoid. |
37. | Describe vascular cognitive impairment. |
38. | Discuss the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial study. |
39. | Compare the signs and symptoms of vascular cognitive impairment with Alzheimer’s disease. |
40. | Define stigma. |
41. | List several common myths and stereotypes. |
42. | List thoughtful ways to communicate with people who have dementia |
43. | Discuss the challenges of coming to terms with the diagnosis of dementia. |
44. | State responses of the family with a dementia diagnosis. |
45. | List several steps a person can take who has been recently diagnosed with dementia. |