Mild Cognitive Impairment

Assistant Professor at UC San Diego, San Diego VA

^{Live lecture date: 6/8/2020}

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*This quiz has five multiple-choice questions.

1 / 5

What is the primary benefit for identifying MCI early in life?

To aid in the patient’s and family’s understanding of the condition

To identify effective treatments as early as possible before there is advanced or reversible neuronal loss

To identify etiology early on in the course

To disseminate knowledge to the field

2 / 5

MCI primarily impacts memory.

True

False

3 / 5

What is the first hypothetical change pathologically in Alzheimer’s disease?

Tau

Chromosome disturbance

Beta amyloid

Brain structure

4 / 5

What accounts for the biggest percentage of etiology for non-amnestic MCI?

AD alone

Infarcts only

AD + infarcts

No pathology or other pathology

5 / 5

There is one standard criteria for MCI currently utilized.

True

False

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