Cognitive Disorders

The cognitive disorders include dementia, delirium and amnesia. The major feature of this class of disorders is a significant impairment of cognition or memory that represents a marked deterioration from a previous level of functioning.

• Delirium is a condition in which changes in cognition, including a disturbance in consciousness, occur over a relatively short period of time. 

• Dementia is a condition consisting of several cognitive impairments including significant memory deficit.

• Amnestic Disorder refers to a discreet memory impairment unaccompanied by other cognitive impairments.

Cognitive Disorders Links

The National Institute of Mental Health; Alzheimer's Disease.

 

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