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Concerns regarding competency for financial and health care decision-making
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Changes in memory abilities/Stroke, heart attack, or other vascular events
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Broader behavior and cognitive status changes suggestive of dementia
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Questions as to whether dementia vs. depression is producing memory and cognitive problems, and whether the causes can be treated
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Head injuries, ranging from mild concussion to serious traumatic brain injury
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Near-drowning, electric shock, or other hypoxia or anoxic brain damage
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Brain tumor or seizure disorder/Exposure to toxic substances/Alcoholism or substance abuse
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Unexplained sudden change in cognitive or psychiatric status
- Other neurological disorders, to document impairment and/or progression (i.e.,MS, Parkinson's Disease)
Who Should Be Referred
Patients who may benefit from evaluation are those with: