Neurodegenerative Diseases

One of the treatment approaches in Alzheimer's disease is the enhancement of cholinergic function.

• True

• False

Which of the following symptoms would lead to a diagnosis of parkinson's disease:

• Tremor

• Rigidity

• Postural instability

• All of the above

What causes parkinson's?

• Sensory neuron death

• Motor neurones apathy

• Decreased acetylcholine

• Loss of dopamine producing cells

The leading treatment for Parkinson's disease is

• Carbidopa-levodopa

• Cardipoda-levopoda

• Carbinova-levopada

• Carbonipa-levadopa

Which of the following is a symptom of parkinson's disease

• Fast speaking

• Hyper activity

• Bradykinesia (slow movement)

Changes to levels of _____ and _____ have key roles in parkinson's disease

• Dopamine, acetylcholine

• Serotonin, acetylcholine

• Dopamine, melatonin

• Dopamin, serotonin

The two characteristic pathologies of Alzheimer's disease are...

• Lewy bodies and neurofibrillary tangles

• Amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles

• Ubiquitinated inclusions and amyloid plaques

• Amyloid plaques and lewy bodies

Which protein is most commonly associated with neurofibrillary tangles?

• Tau

• Actin

• APP

• β-secretase

Below is/ are the symptom(s) of Alzheimer’s Disease EXCEPT:

• Short-term memory loss

• Change in mood & personality

• Lethargy (lack of energy)

• All of the above

Alzheimer’s Disease is the result of damage to the brain that affects the activity of the neurotransmitter ___________.

• dopamine

• serotonin

• adrenaline

• acetylcholine