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Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, Cognitive Disorders
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Definition
: Cognitive disorders including delirium, dementia, and other cognitive disorders. These may be the result of substance use, trauma, or other causes.
avoid, prefer specifics, but use for see refs; DF: ORG MENTAL DIS
Examples
Amnesia
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Cognition Disorders
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Consciousness Disorders
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Delirium
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Dementia
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Dyslexia, Acquired
Other names
Traumatic Psychoses; Organic Mental Disorder; Mental Disorder, Organic; Disorders, Organic Mental; Nonpsychotic Organic Brain Syndrome; Psychoses, Traumatic; Organic Mental Disorders, Psychotic; Organic Mental Disorders; Organic Brain Syndrome, Nonpsychotic; Mental Disorders, Organic; Kandinsky Syndrome; Clerambault Syndrome