Home Health ICD-9/ICD-10 Alert
What is Dementia?
Published on Mon Jul 15, 2013
Understand the characteristics behind the diagnosis.
- Dementia is classified as a psychotic organic disorder, says Judy Adams, RN, BSN, HCS-D, HCS-O, with Adams Home Care Consulting in Asheville, N.C.
- Dementia develops when the parts of the brain involved with learning, memory, decision-making, and language are affected.
- Dementia is characterized by:
Loss of mental function with multiple cognitive deficits, including memory loss.
Persistence. Dementia isn’t curable although symptoms may be treatable.
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