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Dementia


Dementia
American Description

Diagnostic Criteria
Impairment in short- and long-term memory
At least 1 of the following:
Impairment in abstract thinking
Impaired judgment
Other disturbances of higher cortical function
Personality change
Memory impairment and intellectual impairment caused significant social and occupational impairments
Absence of occurrence exclusively during the course of Delirium
Either of the following:
Evidence of an organic factor causing this impaired memory and intellect Impaired memory and intellect cannot be accounted for by any nonorganic mental disorder

Associated Features
Learning Problem
Dysarthria/Involuntary Movement
Hypoactivity
Psychotic
Depressed Mood
Somatic/Sexual Dysfunction
Hyperactivity
Addiction
Sexually Deviant Behavior
Odd/Eccentric/Suspicious Personality
Anxious/Fearful/Dependent Personality
Dramatic/Erratic/Antisocial Personality

Differential Diagnosis
Normal process of aging; Delirium; Schizophrenia; Major Depressive Episode; Factitious Disorder with Psychological Symptoms.

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