Dementia

1. Impairment in short and long-term memory

2. At least 1 of the following:

Impairment in abstract thinking
Impaired judgment
Other disturbances of higher cortical function
Personality change
Memory impairment and intellectual impairment cause significant social and occupational impairments and represent a significant decline from a previous level of functioning

3. Absence of occurrence exclusively during the course of Delirium.

4. Either of the following:

Evidence of an organic factor causing this impaired memory and intellect
Impaired memory and intellect cannot be accounted for by any nonorganic mental disorder

In the case of Dementia-Alcoholism type, point 4 would be replaced by:

In the case of Dementia-Alzheimer's type, point 4 would be replaced by:

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