Julie
Loebach Wetherell
Dialogues Clin
Neurosci. 2003 Mar; 5(1): 44–47.
Diagnostic
criteria for dementia include memory impairment plus impairment in at least one
other cognitive function, including aphasia, apraxia, agnosia, or disturbance
in executive functioning. These deficits must represent a decline from a
previous level of functioning and be sufficiently severe to cause significant
impairment in social or occupational performance. The diagnosis of dementia
begins with a patient, presenting with memory difficulties or other complaints.
These can include apathy or lack of initiative, disorientation, sleep-wake cycle
disturbance, aggression, disinhibition, agitation, depression, anxiety, or
psychotic symptoms, as well as impairment in cognitive domains such as
attention and concentration, language, motor coordination, recognition of
objects, visuospatial skills, insight, and judgment.
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