What is vascular dementia?
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Vascular dementia (VAD) was once known as multi-infarct dementia and results in symptoms that look a lot like Alzheimer's disease. In VAD, however, the problems observed are a consequence of a series of small strokes that kill more and more of the brain.
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. tone and light were both approximately 0.5. b. light was greater than 0.5. c. light was less than 0.5 and equal to that for the tone. d. light was approximately zero.
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a. stimulus b. primary c. homeostatic d. social
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