When cognitive symptoms are a result of irreversible and increasing damage to the brain, the disorder is called

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Dementia refers to a decline in cognitive function that interferes with daily living and is caused by irreversible and progressive damage to the brain, such as that seen in Alzheimer's disease. Delirium and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) may have reversible causes and may not necessarily progress to dementia. Alzheimer's disease is a specific type of dementia.

When Cognitive Symptoms Are a Result of Irreversible and Increasing