Reference no: EM133691101

Question

You diagnose two different patients, each with pronounced loss of self and memory issues.

Patient 1 tests negative for a neurogenerative disease; while Patient 2 tests positive for a neurogenerative disease. Which of the following summarizes the two patient reports?

Patient 1: frontotemporal lobar dementia, areas affected: frontal lobes.

Patient 2: Alzheimer's disease, areas affected: medial temporal lobes.

Patient 1: vascular dementia, areas affected: frontal and parietal lobes.

Patient 2: frontotemporal lobar dementia, areas affected: parietal and occipital lobes.

Patient 1: Alzheimer's disease, areas affected: medial temporal lobes.

Patient 2: frontotemporal lobar dementia, areas affected: frontal lobes.

Patient 1: Rare form of dementia, prognosis: partial recovery likely.

Patient 2: common form of dementia, prognosis: progressive, recovery unlikely.