A client is being evaluated for a recent decline in cognitive function. The client's wife asks the nurse to explain the term "dementia" to her. The nurse bases a response on the knowledge that dementia is which of the following?
A) A primary brain pathology
B) Secondary to a medical condition
C) Often reversible if diagnosed and treated quickly
D) A condition that may or may not affect memory
Ans: A
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Dementia results from primary brain pathology that usually is irreversible, chronic, and progressive. The prognosis depends on whether the cause can be identified and the condition reversed. Memory is progressively impaired.
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