Asked by Jakayla Richburg on Jul 03, 2024
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Describe symptoms of Parkinson's disease, HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder, and Huntington's disease.How do these forms of neurocognitive disorder differ from Alzheimer's disease?
Parkinson's Disease
A progressive nervous system disorder that affects movement, often including tremors.
HIV-associated Neurocognitive Disorder
A spectrum of cognitive, motor, and/or behavioral impairments caused by HIV infection and its effects on the brain.
Huntington's Disease
A genetic disorder that causes the progressive breakdown of nerve cells in the brain.
- Analyze and distinguish between different neurocognitive disorders.
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▪ Symptoms of Parkinson's disease-tremors, muscle rigidity, inability to initiate movements
▪ Symptoms of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder-severe disruption of normal activity, memory and concentration problems, impaired ability to organize thoughts, speech impairment, withdrawal, irritability, depression, weakness in the limbs, coordination problems
▪ Symptoms of Huntington's disease-neurocognitive disorder and chorea (jerks, grimaces, and twitches)
▪ Symptoms of Alzheimer's disease-mild memory loss initially, but as the disease progresses, memory loss becomes more profound and gives rise to disorientation, irritability, apathy, dysphoria, cognitive deficits (agnosia, apraxia, aphasia)
Learning Objectives
- Analyze and distinguish between different neurocognitive disorders.
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