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Dementia Due to
Other General Medical Conditions Symptoms and DSM-IV Diagnosis
Dementia Due to
Other General Medical Conditions Symptoms and Diagnosis Overview:
Dementia Due to
Other General Medical Conditions symptoms and diagnostic criteria follow below. While some of these
Dementia Due to Other General Medical Conditions symptoms may be recognized by family, teachers, legal and medical
professionals, and others, only properly trained mental health
professionals (psychologists, psychiatrists, professional counselors etc.) can
or should even attempt to make a mental health diagnosis. Many additional
factors are considered in addition to the Dementia Due to Other General
Medical Conditions
symptoms in making proper diagnosis, including frequently medical and
psychological testing considerations. This information on Dementia Due to
Other General Medical Conditions symptoms and diagnostic
criteria are for information purposes only and should never replace the judgement and comprehensive assessment of a trained mental health clinician.
Diagnostic criteria for Dementia Due to Other
General Medical Conditions
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 Al 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
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 B12
deficiency, intracranial radiation
Coding note:
Also code the general medical condition on Axis III.
Also, See other Diagnosis and Symptoms of Delirium,
Dementia, and Amnestic and Other Cognitive Disorders
Other Mental Health
Diagnostic Symptoms and Criteria
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