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Dementia may result from any of anumber of medical conditions.
(Warning!) These criteria are obsolete! Current criteria.
A. The development of multiple cognitive deficits manifested by both
(1) memory impairment (impaired ability to learn new information or to recall previously learned information)
(2) one (or more) of the following cognitive disturbances:
(a) aphasia (language disturbance)
(b) apraxia (impaired ability to carry out motor activities despite intact motor function)
(c) agnosia (failure to recognize or identify objects despite intact sensory function)
(d) disturbance in executive functioning(i.e., planning, organizing, sequencing, abstracting)
B. The cognitive deficits in Criteria A1 and A2 each cause significant impairment in social or occupational functioning and represent a significant decline from a previous level of functioning.
C. There is evidence from the history, physical examination, or laboratory findings that the disturbance is the direct physiological consequence of one of the general medical conditions listed below.
D. The deficits do not occur exclusively during the course of a Delirium.
294.9 Dementia Due to HIV Disease (new code from 10/01/96: 294.1)
Coding note: Also code 043.1 HIV infection affecting central nervous system on Axis III.
294.1 Dementia Due to Head Trauma
Coding note: Also code 854.00 head injury on Axis III.
294.1 Dementia Due to Parkinson's Disease
Coding note: Also code 332.0 Parkinson's disease on Axis III.
294.1 Dementia Due to Huntington's Disease
Coding note: Also code 333.4 Huntington's disease on Axis III.
290.10 Dementia Due to Pick's Disease
Coding note: Also code 331.1 Pick's disease on Axis III.
290.10 Dementia Due to Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Coding note: Also code 046.1 Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease on Axis III.
294.1 Dementia Due to...[Indicate the General Medical Condition not listed above]
For example, normal-pressure hydrocephalus, hypothyroidism, brain tumor, vitamin B deficiency, intracranial radiation
Coding note: Also code the general medical condition on Axis III. [Use ()ICD-9 codes.]
Based on the Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition APA
The online Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders lists most of the major psychological disorders and illnesses and lists the criteria that must be fulfilled in order for a diagnosis to be made. This resource is not a substitute for proper professional psychiatric diagnosis.
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