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Cognitive impairment is not an illness, but a description of someone's condition. It means they have trouble with things like memory or paying attention. They might have trouble speaking or understanding. And they might have difficulty recognising people, places or things, and might find new places or situations overwhelming<ref>health direct [https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/cognitive-impairment Cognitive impairment] Available: https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/cognitive-impairment<nowiki/>(accessed 25.6.2021)</ref>. | |||
Cognition is the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses. It encompasses various aspects of high-level intellectual functions and processes such as eg attention, memory, knowledge, decision making, planning, reasoning, judgment, perception, comprehension, language, and visuospatial function. | |||
"Cognitive deficit" is an inclusive term used to describe the impairment of different domains of cognition.<ref>Dhakal A, Bobrin BD. [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK559052/ Cognitive Deficits.] StatPearls [Internet]. 2020 Jun 28.Available:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK559052/ (accessed 25.6.2021)</ref> | |||
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
Cognitive impairment is not an illness, but a description of someone's condition. It means they have trouble with things like memory or paying attention. They might have trouble speaking or understanding. And they might have difficulty recognising people, places or things, and might find new places or situations overwhelming[1].
Cognition is the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses. It encompasses various aspects of high-level intellectual functions and processes such as eg attention, memory, knowledge, decision making, planning, reasoning, judgment, perception, comprehension, language, and visuospatial function.
"Cognitive deficit" is an inclusive term used to describe the impairment of different domains of cognition.[2]
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- ↑ health direct Cognitive impairment Available: https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/cognitive-impairment(accessed 25.6.2021)
- ↑ Dhakal A, Bobrin BD. Cognitive Deficits. StatPearls [Internet]. 2020 Jun 28.Available:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK559052/ (accessed 25.6.2021)
