Definition of Cognitive impairment?

Question

What is Cognitive impairment

Answer 1

Cognitive impairment is defined as a measurable change in cognitive function. It Affects the ability to think, concentrate, formulate ideas, reason and remember. It is distinct from a learning disability insofar as it may have been aquired later in life as a result of an accident or illness.

A person who is cognitively disabled may have:

Below average general intellectual functioning. The person often has difficulty with problem solving, reasoning skills, and understanding and using language.

Significant delays in functioning. The person has difficulty with reading, math and writing skills.

Deficiencies in adaptive behavior or ability to interact with others, and in meeting the demands and expectations of the environment.

Answer 2

Cognitive Impairment

Answer 3

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a transition stage between the cognitive changes of normal aging and the more serious problems caused by Alzheimer's disease. While mild cognitive impairment can affect many areas of cognition — such as language, attention, reasoning, judgment, reading and writing — most research has focused on its effects on memory. The disorder can be divided into two broad subtypes. Amnestic MCI significantly affects memory, while nonamnestic MCI does not. Other functions, such as language and attention span, may be impaired in either subtype. Amnestic MCI has been linked to Alzheimer's disease, while nonamnestic MCI may progress to other types of syndromes — such as frontotemporal dementia, primary progressive aphasia or dementia with Lewy bodies. But some people with MCI don't go on to develop any type of dementia. Some remain stable, while others even revert to normal. Preliminary reports from a recent study suggest that about 12 percent of those over the age of 70 have mild cognitive impairment. People with MCI are three to four times more likely to develop Alzheimer's than those without such impairment.
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Answer 4

Changes in cognitive function caused by trauma or disease process. Some degree of cognitive impairment occurs in approximately 50-60 percent of people with MS, with memory, information processing, and executive functions being the most commonly affected functions. See Cognition.
www.zdmu.ac.ir/learn/msc/ms03.htm

Deficiency in ability to think, perceive, reason or remember. Results in loss of ability to attend to one's daily living needs.
www.disability-insurance-quotes-rates-online.com/glossary.htm

Loss of the ability to process, learn, and remember information.
www.amfar.org/cgi-bin/iowa/bridge.html

Short-term memory loss and difficulty finding words.
www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/grg/definitions.htm

Deterioration of conscious intellectual activity. Symptoms may include short- or long-term memory impairment, impaired judgment, difficulty managing routine tasks, disorientation to time and place, fearfulness or paranoia, wandering, and repetitive actions.
www.covenanths.org/glossary.asp

Deterioration or loss of intellectual capacity that requires continual supervision to protect the individual or others. It is measured by clinical evidence and standardized tests of (1) short or long term memory, (2) orientation as to person, place and time, or (3) deductive or abstract reasoning. It can result from Alzheimer's disease or other form of dementia.
www.setnlegalservices.org/glossary.htm

A diminished mental capacity, such as difficulty with short-term memory. People who are cognitively impaired typically have Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia.
www.efgi.com/glossary/c.html

Answer 5

this is an unbrella term that can encompass any area of cognition, like memory, attention, problem solving, direction following, etc. This term is used in health care to refer in a general way to deficits that patients have...they may have Alzheimer's, traumatic brain injury, stroke, metabolic encephalopathy or lots of other diagnoses.

Answer 6

Cognition is thought. Thus, I would surmise that the definition would at least include "impaired thought" in it's context.

Answer 7

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