Diagnosis of Cognitive Deficit in the Aged: Postgraduate Medicine: Vol 50, No 4

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Abstract

The main effects of aging on the brain are similar to those of diffuse brain damage and are manifested as behavioral change or cognitive deficit. Changes due to aging must be differentiated from those due to focal cerebral lesions, including remediable pathologic disorders, and from involutional psychosis. The classic neurologic examination can be extended to aid in the diagnostic process.

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