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183 Alcoholic Dementia............................ - doctorsaheb - ArchivalUser - 04-24-2008
The pt's inability to perform serial 7's and information recall is most likey caused by which of the following.
Alzheimer's demetia
alcoholic dementia
alcoholic amnestic synd
b and c
all of above.
0 - ArchivalUser - 04-24-2008
dddddddd
0 - ArchivalUser - 04-24-2008
can u please explain ur answer
0 - ArchivalUser - 04-25-2008
recent memory is intact in alzheimers and is lost in etoh related causes.That is what I think.
0 - ArchivalUser - 04-25-2008
all the above.
anterograde memory is affected in alzheimers also.. plus the Q doesn't specify WHICH kind of memory loss...