Factors that directly or indirectly cause damage to the cerebral cortex can cause cognitive impairment. Common causes include a number of chronic diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, cerebrovascular disease, Parkinson’s…
Cognitive impairment in children is most often associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism and amnesia in infancy, and is manifested by impairment in one or more of the functions…
Vascular cognitive impairment refers to cognitive impairment caused by cerebrovascular disease, with hypertension, diabetes and hyperlipidaemia being risk factors. Its cognitive impairment manifests itself to varying degrees depending on the…
Cognitive impairment is not exactly the same as dementia. Dementia is a more severe stage of cognitive impairment, which usually has a serious impact on the patient’s work and life…
Family members must first learn to understand and be more patient, avoiding the use of violent language or behaviour to stop the patient’s obsessive-compulsive symptoms and instead using a gentle…
Whether or not cognitive impairment can be cured needs to be analysed on a case-by-case basis. If the disorder is caused by depression, anxiety, mania or other psychiatric abnormalities, it…
Cognitive disorders are usually seen in neurology, neurosurgery or psychiatric psychiatry. However, as the strengths of individual hospitals vary, they may offer different departments. Some hospitals may also have memory…
The symptoms of Parkinson’s disease vary from person to person, with the most noticeable symptoms being resting tremor, bradykinesia and bradykinesia, and in the middle to late stages, postural balance…
Mild cognitive impairment is an intermediate state between normal and dementia. Its core symptom is a decline in cognitive function, i.e. impairment in one or more of memory, executive function,…
The diagnosis of cognitive impairment relies on neuropsychological assessment, neurological physical examination, blood biochemistry and other tests, and imaging tests. The neuropsychological assessment will assess the patient’s cognitive, life, emotional…