cognitive dysfunction

collocation in English

meaningsofcognitiveanddysfunction

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cognitive
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈkɒɡ.nə.tɪv/
us
/ˈkɑːɡ.nə.t̬ɪv/
connected with thinking or conscious ...
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dysfunction
noun[C]
uk
/dɪsˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
us
/dɪsˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
a problem or fault in a part of the body or ...
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(Definition ofcognitiveanddysfunctionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We found evidence for a pattern ofcognitivedysfunctionassociated with recovery from schizophrenia.
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Self-assessedcognitivedysfunctionand objective performance in outpatients with schizophrenia participating in a rehabilitation program.
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They interpreted this finding to mean that a more severe illness is required to produce delirium in those without priorcognitivedysfunction.
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Prominentcognitivedysfunction, which initially reverses with successful antidepressant treatment, is the essential clinical feature in the minority of elderly depressed patients with 'depressive pseudodementia'.
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The list of causes of delirium60 may, in fact, not be the same as the causes of reversiblecognitivedysfunction.
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In some cases fatigue may be related to depression,cognitivedysfunction, poor sleeping or motor impairment, defining secondary fatigue.
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Science of risk factors in fallers: impact ofcognitivedysfunctionestablished.
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The only question remaining to be resolved would be an acceptable definition of reversibility ofcognitivedysfunction.
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In dementia, the underlying cause ofcognitivedysfunctioncannot be resolved and is permanent.
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For instance, people with learning difficulties, orcognitivedysfunctionas a result of substance misuse, may find some of the approaches too complicated to grasp.
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However, the remitted and depressed groups could not be clearly differentiated in the extent ofcognitivedysfunction.
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Secondly, incipient brain disorder may lead to bothcognitivedysfunctionand psychotic symptoms.
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Regarding the pattern ofcognitivedysfunction, we distinguished between more automatic and more effortful information processing and between speeded and non-speeded measures.
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This suggests that psychomotor slowing, though not evident for all tasks, may play an important role incognitivedysfunctionin depression.
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Evidence forcognitivedysfunctionin patients with borderline personality disorder obtained through neuropsychological assessment.
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Recent evidence suggests that dual-task interference may also be a key characteristic ofcognitivedysfunction in individuals at genetic risk for schizophrenia.
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In prospective studies ofcognitivedysfunctionany outcome is possible.
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