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cognitive deficit
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Cognitive deficit
Cognitive deficit
or
cognitive impairment
is an inclusive term to describe any characteristic that acts as a barrier to
the cognition process
. The term may describe deficits in global intellectual performance, as with
intellectual disabilities
; it may describe specific deficits in cognitive abilities (
learning disorders
,
dyslexia
); or it may describe drug-induced cognitive/memory impairment, such as that seen with
alcohol
,
glucocorticoids
, and the
benzodiazepines
. It usually refers to a durable characteristic, as opposed to
altered level of consciousness
, which may be acute and reversible. Cognitive deficits may be
congenital
or caused by environmental factors such as
brain injuries
,
neurological disorders
, or
mental illness
.
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