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Chapter 2. Delirium, Dementia, and Amnestic and Other Cognitive Disorders

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This section includes Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic Disorders, and Cognitive Disorder Not Otherwise Specified. The predominant disturbance is a clinically significant deficit in cognition that represents a significant change from a previous level of functioning. For each disorder in this section, the etiology is either a general medical condition (although the specific general medical condition may not be identifiable) or a substance (i.e., a drug of abuse, medication, or toxin), or a combination of these factors.

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