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What is dementia?

L Gustafson1

  • 1Department of Psychogeriatrics, University of Lund, Sweden.

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. Supplementum
|January 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary
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Dementia describes a decline in mental abilities, affecting cognitive, emotional, and conative functions. This acquired syndrome can present with various clinical profiles and courses, including progressive, static, or remittent patterns.

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Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Geriatrics
  • Psychiatry

Background:

  • Dementia is a clinical syndrome characterized by a decline in mental abilities.
  • It involves deterioration in cognitive, emotional, and conative functions.
  • The term encompasses various clinical profiles and courses.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To clarify the definition and classification of dementia.
  • To differentiate dementia from isolated neuropsychiatric disturbances.
  • To discuss the evolving understanding of dementia's course.

Main Methods:

  • Review of the etymology and clinical definitions of dementia.
  • Analysis of diagnostic criteria for dementia.
  • Examination of the progression patterns of dementia.

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Main Results:

  • Dementia signifies an acquired decline in multiple mental faculties.
  • Diagnosis excludes isolated deficits like amnesia or aphasia.
  • The course of dementia is now understood to be potentially progressive, static, or remittent.

Conclusions:

  • Dementia is a complex syndrome with varied presentations and trajectories.
  • Understanding the nuances in definition and classification is crucial.
  • Clinical experience has broadened the view of dementia's course beyond irreversibility.