significant impairment
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsignificantandimpairment
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significant
adjective
uk/sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/us/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/
important ...
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impairment
noun[U]
uk/ɪmˈpeə.mənt/us/ɪmˈper.mənt/
the act of spoiling something or making it weaker so that it is ...
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(Definition ofsignificantandimpairmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The higher the score, the better the cognition, with a cut-off point suggestingsignificantimpairmentof below 87.
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As reported in the main study, thesignificantimpairmentat 2-6l distances was observed only in schizophrenia patients.
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Modest regurgitation rarely leads to anysignificantimpairmentof exercise capacity, as decrease in systemic resistance with exercise improves ventricular ejection.
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In the specific criteria for numerous disorders, either "marked distress" or "significantimpairment in social, academic, or occupational functioning" is often described.
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At baseline, cognitive impairment was extensive, with 60-80% of patients showingsignificantimpairmenton each individual test.
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Significantimpairmentwas reported by 60.54 % of fatigued subjects.
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They do suggest, however, that even minor infections with agents that do not directly infect the brain, may be associated withsignificantimpairmentin cognitive performance.
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Each symptom was rated on a severity index of 1-3, where 1 1⁄4 the absence of the symptom and 3 1⁄4 clinicallysignificantimpairment.
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Sub-paragraph (ii) states: "otherwise has asignificantimpairmentof intelligence and social functioning".
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Could it not be argued that a person suffering from, say, paranoid schizophrenia was suffering from a "significantimpairment" of social functioning?
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The only phrase that is included in the new clause is "significantimpairmentof intelligence and social functioning".
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Against what criteria would that consideration ofsignificantimpairmentbe made?
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In that provision reference is made to a witness who "suffers from mental disorder", "suffers fromsignificantimpairmentof intelligence", suffers "from a physical disorder"but has only"a physical disability".
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The proposals will also hurt those with the most serious injuries and those whose injuries result insignificantimpairmentof earning capacity and loss of employment.
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We recognise that the inherent vulnerability of children, and of adults who suffer from asignificantimpairmentof intelligence and social functioning, is sufficiently exceptional to justify such a derogation.
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The criteria focus on subjective symptoms and mention that neuropsychological evidence ofsignificantimpairmentis not present.
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The volunteers showedsignificantimpairmentin ability to retrieve memories with negative emotional content while not impairing memories with neutral content.
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When stereotyped behaviors causesignificantimpairmentin functioning, an evaluation for stereotypic movement disorder is warranted.
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There also must besignificantimpairmentfor the person at work, with academic performance, interpersonal relationships, and the ability to take care of oneself.
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