Question 7 · LEK · Dementias
Which of the following types of dementia is characterized by the shortest life expectancy?
- A. dementia in Alzheimer’s disease.
- B. vascular dementia.
- C. dementia with Lewy bodies.
- D. frontotemporal dementia.
- E. dementia in Parkinson’s disease.
Hint
Think about which type of dementia is driven by the same cardiovascular disease that independently shortens life.
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