WBR1037
| Author | [[PageAuthor::Ahmed Zaghw, M.D. [1]]] |
|---|---|
| Exam Type | ExamType::USMLE Step 2 CK |
| Main Category | MainCategory::Internal medicine |
| Sub Category | SubCategory::Neurology |
| Prompt | [[Prompt::A 40 year old man has been brought to the office by his family for noticeable decrease in his functional status over the last few months. He has a down syndrome and has been semi-independent all his adult life. For the last 6 years, he has been in vocational training, where he has been coping well till 8 months ago, when he started to be so forgetful and losing orientation of time and place around him. He has been rounding around the neighbor’s residence. His family reports that he lost his vocabulary when he speaks. His laboratory tests do not reveal any abnormalities. What is the clinical pattern consistent with the patient symptoms?]] |
| Answer A | AnswerA::Huntington dementia |
| Answer A Explanation | [[AnswerAExp::Incorrect-[[]]]] |
| Answer B | AnswerB::Parkinson dementia |
| Answer B Explanation | [[AnswerBExp::Incorrect-[[]].]] |
| Answer C | AnswerC::Vascular dementia |
| Answer C Explanation | [[AnswerCExp::Incorrect-[[]]]] |
| Answer D | AnswerD::Alzheimer type senile dementia |
| Answer D Explanation | [[AnswerDExp::Correct-[[]].]] |
| Answer E | AnswerE::Dementia due to renal failure |
| Answer E Explanation | [[AnswerEExp::Incorrect-[[]]]] |
| Right Answer | RightAnswer::C |
| Explanation | [[Explanation::Educational Objective: Educational Objective: |
| Approved | Approved::No |
| Keyword | WBRKeyword::Dementia, WBRKeyword::Parkinson's disease |
| Linked Question | Linked:: |
| Order in Linked Questions | LinkedOrder:: |