COGNITIVE DEFICITS

Course overview

COGNITION IS THE MENTAL ACTION OR PROCESS OF ACQUIRING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING THROUGH THOUGHT, EXPERIENCE, AND THE SENSES. IT ENCOMPASSES VARIOUS ASPECTS OF HIGH-LEVEL INTELLECTUAL FUNCTIONS AND PROCESSES SUCH AS ATTENTION, MEMORY, KNOWLEDGE, DECISION MAKING, PLANNING, REASONING, JUDGMENT, PERCEPTION, COMPREHENSION, LANGUAGE, AND VISUOSPATIAL FUNCTION, AMONG OTHERS. "COGNITIVE DEFICIT" IS AN INCLUSIVE TERM USED TO DESCRIBE THE IMPAIRMENT OF DIFFERENT DOMAINS OF COGNITION. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF COGNITIVE DEFICITS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.