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This is incorrect as this is the description for frontotemporal dementia and not lewy body dementia
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c
Lewy body dementia will affect frontal and temporal lobes and cause primary progressive aphasia
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This is the correct answer
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a
In Alzheimer’s disease, glutamate is released in excessive amounts when cells are damaged, causing further damage
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This is incorrect as this is the cause of Alzheimer’s disease.
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b
Frontotemporal dementia is caused by a build-up of proteins in the brain, more specifically amyloid beta and tau protein
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This is incorrect. Patients with these symptoms are characteristic of vascular dementia, not Alzheimer’s disease.
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d
Patients with Alzheimer’s disease will present with problems with thinking speed, concentration and communication and anxiety and depression
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This is incorrect. Cholinesterase inhibitors are licensed for use in mild-moderate Alzheimer’s disease to help increase acetylcholine levels allowing stabilisation of cognition, function and behaviour
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e
With mild-moderate Lewy Body dementia, there is an option for the use of cholinesterase inhibitors
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Dementia
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Neurology
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In regards to Dementia, which of the following is correct?
a