LEK Exam: 2017 sesja jesienna, subject: Psychiatria, question nr: 10

Indicate the true statement concerning dementia:

A. memantine is registered for the treatment of mild and moderate dementia in Alzheimer disease.

B. because of the hypersensitivity to cholinesterase inhibitors it is recommended to use memantine in dementia with Lewy bodies.

C. neurological symptoms are typical of frontotemporal dementia, as opposed to Alzheimer disease.

D. in dementia with Lewy bodies the longest timespan between the onset of parkinsonism and the onset of dementia symptoms is 6 months.

E. haloperidol is the first-line medication for the treatment of dementia with Lewy bodies and visual hallucinations.

Dział: Psychiatria