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Diagnosis Coding:

What is Dementia?

Published on Fri Sep 06, 2013

Understand the characteristics behind the diagnosis. Dementia is classified as a psychotic organic disorder, says expert coder Judy Adams with Adams Home Care Consulting in Asheville, N.C. Dementia develops when the parts of the brain involved with learning, memory, decision-making, and language are affected. Dementia is characterized by: Loss of mental function with multiple cognitive deficits, including memory loss. Persistence. [...]
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