Martha Anne has been living with her daughter Diana for the last ten years. Recently,

there was some discussion about finding an appropriate nursing home to help care for
Martha Anne. For the past year or so, Martha Anne has been unable to recognize her
daughter, other family members, and friends. In addition she presents a mosaic of
cognitive problems around perceptual-motor abilities; for instance, she is unable to
recognize commonly used objects or utensils, such as the telephone, or a knife and fork.
What is the most likely type of a major neurocognitive disorder to consider?



a) Vascular disease
b) Traumatic brain injury
c) Alzheimer’s disease
d) Lewy body disease


c)

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