Impedimento cognoscitivo en demencias

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Luis D. Medina
Yaneth Rodríguez Agudelo

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Dementia, a word that perhaps originated in the 19th century from a Latin word meaning “madness” or being “out of one’s mind,” has long been misunderstood.  Originally confused with symptoms now understood to be related to schizophrenia and later incorrectly thought of as being a “normal” occurrence in aging, dementia as a clinical entity is now conceptualized as a syndrome of multiple possible causes that affects one’s memory, thinking, behavior, and overall daily function (Alzheimer’s Disease International, 2010).

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Medina, L. D., & Rodríguez Agudelo, Y. (2012). Impedimento cognoscitivo en demencias. Journal of Behavior, Health & Social Issues, 4(2), 37–44. https://doi.org/10.22201/fesi.20070780.2012.4.2.34106

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Luis D. Medina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, FES Iztacala

Doctora en Psicologia General Experimental, UNAM