Neurobiology of ADHD — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Which psychiatric disorder, delirium or dementia, is characterized by memory deficits, apraxia, aphasia, agnosia, behavioral/personality changes, and impaired judgment? _____

Answer: Dementia

Flashcard 2: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with _____ intelligence that coexists with difficulties in school

Answer: normal

Flashcard 3: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) continues into adulthood in _____% of cases

Answer: 50

Flashcard 4: Children with disruptive mood dysregulation disorder are constantly _____ and irritable between outbursts

Answer: angry

Flashcard 5: Lesions to the _____ lobe may result in disinhibition, apathy, and deficits in concentration, orientation, and judgment

Answer: frontal

Flashcard 6: Bilateral lesion of the amygdala results in:

Answer: Klüver-Bucy syndrome (bilateral amygdala lesion) :: Syndrome?

Extra: Klüver-Bucy syndrome results from bilateral destruction of the amygdala (part of the limbic system). It is characterized by hyperorality, hypersexuality, disinhibited behavior, and visual agnosia. It is associated with HSV-1 encephalitis.