A woman in her fifties has contacted her care provider because of concerns for her husband, who has suddenly begun behaving uncharacteristically in recent days
Most recently, he became lost while driving to his home of 30 years and temporarily forgot his son's name. Diagnostic testing has ruled out delirium and he had been previously healthy. What is the most likely cause of the husband's cognitive changes?
A) Dementia of Alzheimer's type (DAT)
B) Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB)
C) Vascular dementia
D) Wernicke's encephalopathy
Ans: C
The onset of vascular dementia is usually earlier than that of DAT and DLB. Onset is generally abrupt, with fluctuating, rapid changes in memory and other cognitive impairment.
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