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. |