Publication Date
2001
Abstract
Dementia is a syndromic diagnosis defined by three criteria: cognitive decline, multiple impairments, normal level of consciousness. It is an acquired disorder characterized by multiple impairments of cognition (distinct elements of intellectual processing such as memory, abstraction, judgment, and language) occurring in an individual who is fully alert and attentive. It is now known that at least seventy-five distinct diseases can present as this syndrome and that most of these diseases have specific syndromic patterns that allow clinicians to distinguish among them.
Recommended Citation
Rabins, Peter V.
(2001)
"Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease: An Overview,"
Georgia Law Review: Vol. 35:
No.
2, Article 5.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.law.uga.edu/glr/vol35/iss2/5