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Cognitive functions, memory deficit

Dementia generally involves an impairment in (1) memoiy and other cogntive abilities and (2) social and occupational functioning. The Diagnostic and Statisticai Manuai ofMentai Disorders (DSM-IV) defines dementia as a persistent deficit in memory and at least one other area of cognitive function language, praxis, object recognition, or executive... [Pg.145]

Scopolamine produces cognitive deficits in humans, which are more pronounced in the elderly (Zemishlany and Thorne 1991). Cognitive studies have focused on memory and attention, but some studies have shown impairments in a variety of cognitive functions. [Pg.398]

Regarding the cholinergic system, there is evidence that the pathway from the substantia innominata to the cortex degenerates in Parkinsonism, and that the septohippocampal pathway is also functioning suboptimally. As more than 30% of Parkinsonian patients exhibit intellectual deterioration with deficits in cognitive function and memory, it is possible that these cholinergic deficits may account for at least some of the symptoms of parkinsonian dementia. [Pg.326]

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