Severe Cognitive Impairment
What Does 'Severe Cognitive Impairment' Mean?
Loss or deterioration in mental capacity that is comparable to Alzheimer's Disease and similar forms of irreversible dementia.
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Severe cognitive impairment describes a serious loss of mental capacity. This loss is comparable to Alzheimer's Disease or similar forms of irreversible dementia.
Severe cognitive deterioration is documented by clinical evidence and standardized tests of memory, orientation of people, places, and time, and deductive or abstract reasoning.