MENTAL EFFICACY

COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT DISORDERS ·          Delirium - it can occur as a result of either an acute or a chronic brain condition. There are four general organic causes of delirium – §   Brain disease (an infection or tumor) §   A disease or infection in another part of the body that affects the brain e.g metabolic condition. §   Intoxication e.g. with alcohol §   Withdrawal from substance to which an individual is addicted o    Behavior: overactive and agitated; underactive and drowsy either of these behavior can occur and fluctuate. Incoherent, mumbling speech, severely disoriented. o    Mood: anxious irritable, depressed. These moods vary often. o    Thought: thinking is muddled and slow, the person seems perplexed. Delusions might be present, memory retention and recall impaired. o    Perception: visual illusions, misinterpretations and hallucinations. ·           Dementia The essential feature of dementia or brain deterioration is a gradual loss of intelle