Question 6 · LEK · Dementias
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.
Hint
Check each statement against the licensed severity range of memantine, the one-year rule for Lewy body dementia and the drugs DLB patients tolerate poorly.
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