Practice Parameter: Diagnosis of Dementia (an Evidence-based Review)
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thinking, impaired judgment, other disturbances of higher cortical function, or personality change. The disturbance is severe enough to interfere significantly with work or usual social activities or relationships with others. The diagnosis of Dementia is not made if these symptoms occur. . .in Delirium. . . The DSM-IIIR definition of dementia has good to very good reliability (kappa’s ranging from 0.5 to 0.9). The closely related NINCDS-ADRDA and DSM-IV definitions of dementia have not been subjected to assessment of
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