Author Question: ______________ is caused by degeneration of the neocortex of the anterolateral temporal lobe. a. ... (Read 49 times)

mynx · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

______________ is caused by degeneration of the neocortex of the anterolateral temporal lobe.

a. Semantic dementia
b. Vascular dementia
c. Frontotemporal dementia
d. Mixed dementia

Question 2

H.M. had undergone surgery that resulted in his memory disorder. Why did the surgeon need to perform such a radical surgery?

a) The surgery was necessary to stop his brain haemorrhaging caused by a collapse in the coal mine where he worked.
b) The surgery was a procedure done to relieve his severe epileptic seizures.
c) The surgery was an experimental procedure to treat his severe schizophrenia symptoms.
d) The surgery was the removal of a metastatic tumor in the left hemisphere of his brain.