Another Name for AIDS Dementia Complex Is

question 24

Multiple Choice

Another name for AIDS dementia complex is

• A) autosomal dementia.
• B) HIV-associated encephalopathy.
• C) viral-based dementia (VBD).
• D) levodopa-based dementia.

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Definitions:

Anterograde Amnesia

A condition characterized by the inability to form new memories after the onset of the disorder, while memories from before the onset remain intact.

Retrograde Amnesia

The loss of memory for events that occurred before a traumatic event or the onset of the amnesia.

Dissociative Fugue

Disorder in which a person moves away and assumes a new identity, with amnesia for the previous identity.

Organic Amnesia

Memory loss caused by physical damage to the brain, as from injury or disease, affecting the ability to recall information.