Alzheimer's Day

The German Psychiatrist who first identified Alzheimer's Disease

Symptoms of Alzheimer's disease

• problems with attention

• problems with spatial orientation

• Confusion

• unexplained mood swings

Conscious, active processing of incoming auditory and visual information

• declarative memory

• working memory

• long term memory

• explicit memory

How many new cases of Alzheimer’s are diagnosed each year?

• 3,60,000

• 3,40,000

• 3,50,000

• 3,30,000

The cause of Alzheimer’s disease is not known

• True

• False

What are the arrows pointing to in the image?

• 1 = amyloid plaque. 2 = neurofibrillary tangle

• 1 = amyloid plaque. 2 = lewy body

• 1 = mitochondria. 2 = nucleus

• 1 = neurofibrillary tangle. 2 = amyloid plaque

Which medication is used to treat moderate to severe Alzheimers?

• Galantamine

• Rivastigmine

• Memantine

• Donepezli

Neurotransmitter associated with Alzheimer's disease

• Dopamine

• Acetylcholine

• Serotonin

• GABA

The MOST COMMON form of dementia is

• Alzheimer's Disease

• Vascular Disease

• Huntington's Disease

• Lewy Body Disease