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functional cognitive disorder
Clinical manifestations:
- subjective cognitive decline
- forgetfulness
- internal inconsistencies within particular cognitive domains
- ability to perform well at certain times but less so when a task demands a high degree of attention
- subjective complaints that contrast with competent performance in cognitively demanding activities
- fluent & articulate conversational skills
- collateral reports of good cognitive capacity
Complications:
- unlikely to progress to dementia
Differential diagnosis:
- frequently misdiagnosed as early dementia or mild cognitive impairment
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References
- Ball HA et al.
Functional cognitive disorder: Dementia's blind spot.
Brain 2020 Aug 13; [e-pub]
PMID: 32791521
https://academic.oup.com/brain/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/brain/awaa224/5892366?redirectedFrom=fulltext