Dementia Awareness Trivia Quiz

Answer: Alzheimer's Disease

Around 60% of dementia cases in people aged over 65 are Alzheimer's disease.
It can occur in younger people (early-onset Alzheimer's) but is much rarer, accounting for about 5% of cases in the UK.

Answer: True

If someone suffers from, for example, both vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease, their condition is known as mixed dementia.

Answer: Parkinson's Disease

Lewy Bodies, named for the doctor who first discovered them, are tiny deposits of alpha-synuclein protein in the brain.

They cause a loss of connections between the nerve cells, and lower the levels of dopamine and acetylecholine production.

It is the position of the Lewy bodies within the brain that causes DLB or Parkinson's disease.

People with Parkinson's can go on to develop dementia later in life - this is called Parkinson's Disease dementia.

Answer: Vascular Dementia

Vascular dementia is the second most common type of dementia after Alzheimer's disease.

Strokes and/or TIA affect the blood supply to areas of the brain, which restricts oxygen supply.

Symptoms vary according to where in the brain the cellular damage occurs.

Answer: Fronto-temporal Dementia

Fronto-temporal dementia is one of the less common forms of dementia. It accounts for around 5% of cases diagnosed.

It can manifest in people as young as their 40s, unlike most other forms which occur in older patients.

It may also be referred to as "semantic aphasia" or "progressive non-fluent aphasia", both of which mean loss of the ability to speak.

Answer: Amyloid and Tau

The build up of amyloid and tau proteins in the brain tissue is progressive. As it increases, damage to the nerves in the brain spreads and the symptoms of the disease worsen.

Answer: Vision problems

Benson's Syndrome, also known as posterior cortical atrophy, occurs in younger people than Alzheimer's disease, and is most likely to begin in people aged between 50 and 65.

The visual disturbances can include still objects seeming to move, things being strange colours, and sensitivity to glare or bright lighting.

Answer: Lewy Body Dementia

Visual hallucinations can occur from the early stages of Lewy Body dementia. They can last for several minutes and are extremely convincing. Often, these hallucinations are distressing for the sufferer, and can cause other mental health issues such as paranoia or anxiety.

Auditory hallucinations are less common, but are also very real to the sufferer.

Answer: Exercise

Being obese, having heart disease or type II diabetes, high cholesterol levels, or high blood pressure can all increase the chances a person will develop vascular dementia.

Also smoking, or drinking excessive amounts of alcohol, can increase the risk.

Answer: Uncharted Decline

The seven stages are: -
1. No Impairment
2. Very Mild Decline
3. Mild Decline
4. Moderate Decline
5. Moderately Severe Decline
6. Severe Decline
7. Very Severe Decline

The disease progresses from having no discernable symptoms in the first stage, to stage seven when the person is nearing the end of life. Someone with stage seven Alzheimer's disease will need full care and assistance with everything in their day to day life.