Significance of Cognitive impairment
Cognitive impairment refers to a decline in mental abilities, impacting memory, thinking, and reasoning. Various factors contribute, including neurological disorders, aging, stress, sleep loss, and substance use. Conditions like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, stroke, Long COVID, and epilepsy are associated with it. Assessments include MMSE and neuropsychological evaluations. Interventions range from medication and lifestyle changes to yoga and cognitive enhancers, addressing its impact on daily life, functionality, and overall well-being.
Synonyms: Cognitive decline, Mental decline, Cognitive dysfunction, Memory impairment, Intellectual disability, Mental impairment, Memory loss, Mental deterioration, Intellectual impairment
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Hindu concept of 'Cognitive impairment'
In Hinduism, cognitive impairment encompasses declines in mental abilities due to stress, aging, or conditions like Parkinson's. Ayurvedic interventions, including herbs and yoga, offer potential remedies for improving cognitive function and overall well-being.
From: Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
(1) It is one of the symptoms experienced by a percentage of patients during the disease, which was recorded as part of the study's data collection.[1] (2) Manas Mitra Vatakam is a classical polyherbal formulation used in Ayurveda for treating a wide range of mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, and this.[2] (3) It is a side effect of regular treatment with most antiepileptic conventional drugs.[3] (4) Shankhapushpi dose dependently prevents STZ induced cognitive impairment by reducing oxidative stress, showing its beneficial effects in cognitive functions.[4] (5) This is a result of occupational stress, impacting working memory, attention, response inhibition, and cognitive flexibility, and hindering performance at work by reducing the ability to concentrate, control impulses, remember, and plan.[5]
From: International Research Journal of Ayurveda and Yoga
(1) BPAD is one of the main causes of disability among young people, leading to this and functional impairment and raised mortality, particularly death by suicide.[6] (2) A condition that Ashwagandha’s antioxidant and dopaminergic action helps prevent, along with anxiety and depression.[7] (3) A condition which includes memory loss and affects the ability to transform information quickly to make decisions.[8] (4) A condition that can be addressed by yoga, along with sleep disruption, cancer-related fatigue, psychosocial distress, and musculoskeletal symptoms, in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy and radiation, as well as in cancer survivors.[9]
From: Journal of Ayurvedic and Herbal Medicine
(1) Cognitive impairment is protected against by physostigmine and improved learning in rats, highlighting its potential in improving cognitive function.[10]
The concept of Cognitive impairment in scientific sources
Cognitive impairment is a decline in mental abilities like memory, attention, and thinking, impacting daily life. It's linked to aging, Long COVID, mental health, oral health, stroke, dementia, noise exposure, and medication.
From: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (MDPI)
(1) Cognitive impairment observed in murine studies led researchers to suggest a potential role for the downregulation of SOD 1 in the pathogenesis associated with Alzheimer's disease progression.[11] (2) Cognitive impairment is indicated by a binary variable based on performance in a series of cognitive tests, where a resulting score between 7 and 27 signifies either cognitive impairment with no dementia or dementia itself, distinguishing it from normal functioning.[12] (3) A decline in mental ability that can be suffered by older individuals, particularly those serving as caregivers, potentially compromising their effectiveness in making decisions for their partners.[13] (4) This is described as an attentional narrowing that emerges during the addictive episode, minimizing or negating the memory of prior negative effects or consequences associated with the harmful actions.[14] (5) Cognitive impairment in older adults was the outcome variable predicted by measurements of short-term memory, attention, and temporal orientation in an observational study.[15]
From: Sustainability Journal (MDPI)
(1) Cognitive impairment is part of the emphasis on healthcare monitoring, fall detection, and other thematic connections, revealing exploration of AI technologies for elderly care.[16] (2) Reversible impairment of neurocognitive function in an elderly person can result from numerous potential causes, such as alcoholism, neurosyphilis, or normal-pressure hydrocephalus.[17] (3) A decline in cognitive abilities, such as memory and attention, that can affect daily functioning.[18] (4) These are a range of specific issues that include memory disorders, dementia, social skill deficits, autism spectrum disorder, and the cognitive consequences of conditions like stroke, significantly challenging individuals.[19] (5) Even in pathologies with cognitive impairment, it could be used as a complementary instrument to assess the cognitive level, even though it is not a diagnostic test.[20]
From: International Journal of Pharmacology
(1) Deficits in attention, memory, abstract thinking, and executive function, considered core symptoms of schizophrenia.[21]
From: International Journal of Pharmacology
(1) is detected by the MMSE.[22] (2) Cognitive impairment associated with diabetes in rats is reversed by minocycline, highlighting the potential of minocycline to treat cognitive deficits.[23] (3) A condition in aged rats, subsequent to hippocampal neuroinflammation, that is induced by isoflurane and mediated by calcineurin/nuclear factor- 6 B signaling.[24] (4) HH3R antagonists regulate the release of histamine and other neurotransmitters pre-synoptically, making it a promising target for CNS disorders such as this impairment.[25] (5) It manifests at 4 months as a deficit in long-term retention and correlates with the accumulation of intraneuronal Aβ.[26]
From: The Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences
(1) This refers to a decline in mental abilities, which can be a factor in the occurrence of agitation after surgery.[27] (2) This is a decline in cognitive abilities, such as memory or attention, which can be affected by emotional states.[28] (3) Cognitive impairment is a decline in cognitive abilities, which is a common symptom of Alzheimer's disease and is related to the accumulation of Aβ plaques.[29] (4) Cognitive impairment refers to a decline in mental abilities, which was one of the exclusion criteria for participation in the study.[30] (5) This is a general term for a decline in cognitive abilities, which can range from mild to severe and may be caused by various factors, including stroke.[31]
From: South African Family Practice
(1) This is a symptom consistently demonstrated in over 50% of patients with Long COVID, and neurological and cognitive symptoms, including brain fog, may increase in prevalence or intensity over time.[32] (2) Cognitive impairment can result from end-stage renal failure, leading to psychological distress, poor quality of life, and disruptions in family relationships.[33] (3) This is a symptom of androgen deficiency and may be considered when evaluating individuals with hypogonadism.[34] (4) This refers to a decline in mental abilities, and it is a key aspect of one of the geriatric giants, encompassing conditions like delirium and dementia.[35] (5) This is one of the potential consequences of untreated hypothyroidism, and it is also a symptom associated with the condition, as noted in the text.[36]
From: South African Journal of HIV Medicine
(1) Cognitive impairment is a factor that needs to be considered in the context of new-onset psychosis, and its presence or absence helps to clarify the nature of the psychotic symptoms in the HIV-infected patient.[37] (2) A reduction in cognitive abilities, which can be caused by incomplete reversal of cognitive issues, longer survival rates on HAART, and increasing HIV prevalence.[38] (3) The issue that benzodiazepines also cause or exacerbate, and are sedating; therefore, patients must be advised not to drive, operate machinery or drink alcohol concurrently with their use.[39] (4) This refers to the reduced ability to think and reason, and early detection is facilitated by novel imaging techniques.[40] (5) A condition that is largely dependent on the deviation of test scores from standardized norms, with recent figures suggesting that a certain percentage of HIV patients in South Africa display this condition.[41]
From: South African Journal of Physiotherapy
(1) This is a condition in which the patient lacks the ability to follow simple instructions during rehabilitation due to either stroke or mental illness or both.[42] (2) This refers to difficulties with mental processes such as memory, attention, and thinking, which can be a consequence of a stroke and affect daily functioning.[43] (3) Challenges in cognitive function that can affect a stroke survivor's ability to return to work, and it is important to identify these early after a stroke, according to the provided text.[44] (4) This refers to a decline in cognitive function, and is mentioned in several of the provided references in the context of concussions.[45] (5) One patient had a confirmed diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and mild cognitive impairment, but was still able to follow instructions, as mentioned in the text.[46]
From: Asian Journal of Pharmaceutics
(1) Refers to the effects on outcomes such as cognitive impairment, anxiety, depression and mood disturbance.[47] (2) Retrospective chart review study demonstrated by Przybelski and Binkley showed the impact of Vitamin D deficiency on cognitive impairment and memory quality.[48] (3) Some individuals experience difficulties with memory and concentration, often linked to both the cancer and its treatment, in early stages.[49] (4) Impairments including different types of memory, attention, and learning that appear widely in patients with schizophrenia.[50] (5) These are recognized as impacting the quality of life in individuals with schizophrenia, crucial for delivering effective care and support.[51]
From: African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine
(1) This is a condition where a person has difficulty with mental processes like memory or thinking, and it was an exclusion criteria for the study.[52] (2) These are the difficulties in mental processes, such as thinking and learning, which can influence the development of children living with human immunodeficiency virus.[53] (3) This condition can be a result of anticholinergic drug use, which can lead to the prescription of dementia medications as a result of a prescribing cascade.[54] (4) This is a decline in mental abilities, and the text mentions that this is a factor to consider when assessing a patient's medication needs.[55] (5) This is a decline in mental processes such as memory, attention, and problem-solving, which is studied in relation to patients with heart failure.[56]
From: Journal of Public Health in Africa
(1) This describes disturbances in attention, learning, and memory, and disturbances in execution function, this cognitive impairment is often worsened by poor insight conditions.[57] (2) The state of reduced mental function, which was used as an exclusion criterion in the study, with those showing marked impairment being excluded.[58] (3) Cognitive impairment can affect self-management abilities that must be possessed by hypertensive patients, including adherence to taking antihypertensive drugs.[59] (4) These are difficulties with mental processes like memory and thinking, which can affect elderly individuals, and must be taken into account.[60] (5) Cognitive impairment was assessed using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) to indicate dementia, which was the screening method used.[61]
From: Journal of Metabolic Health
(1) This is a condition where there is a decline in cognitive function, which includes memory loss, deterioration of cognition, and behavioral changes that may be reversed.[62] (2) Cognitive impairment is a novel association with the diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy, as well as structural brain abnormalities and cardiovascular risk factors.[63] (3) This is a decline in cognitive abilities, and it is often associated with Alzheimer's disease, and lifestyle strategies may be effective for reversing this condition.[64]
From: South African Journal of Psychiatry
(1) A decline in mental processes such as memory and reasoning, often linked to dopaminergic hypoactivity in the mesocortical pathway in schizophrenia.[65] (2) This clouds the evaluation of depressive symptoms in schizophrenia patients.[66] (3) Deficits in mental processes such as memory, attention, and problem-solving.[67] (4) A decline in a person's mental abilities, such as memory, attention, and problem-solving.[68] (5) A reduction in mental abilities, such as memory and attention, that can be worsened by the combined effects of cannabis use and psychotic disorders.[69]
From: International Journal of Pharmacology
(1) Deficits in mental functions such as memory, attention, and reasoning, which ketamine can cause, particularly with prolonged high-dose use.[70] (2) Cognitive impairment, a symptom of Alzheimer's disease, involves a decline in learning and memory abilities, which GR treatment may help alleviate.[71] (3) Cognitive impairment is a state that can be induced by scopolamine, which causes oxidative stress in rats, affecting mental functions.[72] (4) Deficits in cognitive function observed in a significant percentage of stroke patients, negatively impacting clinical outcomes and increasing economic burden, hindering rehabilitation and secondary stroke prevention.[73] (5) A decline in mental abilities such as thinking, remembering, and problem-solving.[74]
From: Religions Journal (MDPI)
(1) Cognitive impairment refers to a decline in cognitive functions such as memory, attention, and executive functioning, which can affect a person's ability to perform daily tasks and maintain independence.[75] (2) Difficulties with mental processes such as memory, thinking, reasoning, and problem-solving, which can affect daily functioning and quality of life.[76] (3) Older adults with higher CRP levels showed higher adjusted odds of this condition involving memory.[77]