Neurocognitive Disorders

Back to table of contents previous chapternext chapter No AccessNeurocognitive DisordersEdited by:https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425787.x17_Neurocognitive_DisordersAboutSectionsView chapterExcerptView Full Text ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View chapterSectionsNeurocognitive Domains | Delirium | Other Specified Delirium | Unspecified Delirium | Major and Mild Neurocognitive Disorders | Major or Mild Neurocognitive Disorder Due to Alzheimer's Disease | Major or Mild Frontotemporal Neurocognitive Disorder | Major or Mild Neurocognitive Disorder With Lewy Bodies | Major or Mild Vascular Neurocognitive Disorder | Major or Mild Neurocognitive Disorder Due to Traumatic Brain Injury | Substance/Medication-Induced Major or Mild Neurocognitive Disorder | Major or Mild Neurocognitive Disorder Due to HIV Infection | Major or Mild Neurocognitive Disorder Due to Prion Disease | Major or Mild Neurocognitive Disorder Due to Parkinson's Disease | Major or Mild Neurocognitive Disorder Due to Huntington's Disease | Major or Mild Neurocognitive Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition | Major or Mild Neurocognitive Disorder Due to Multiple Etiologies | Major or Mild Neurocognitive Disorder Due to Unknown Etiology | Unspecified Neurocognitive DisorderExcerptThe neurocognitive disorders (NCDs) begin with delirium, followed by the syndromes of major NCD, mild NCD, and their etiological subtypes. The major or mild NCD subtypes are NCD due to Alzheimer's disease; vascular NCD; NCD with Lewy bodies; NCD due to Parkinson's disease; frontotemporal NCD; NCD due to traumatic brain injury; NCD due to HIV infection; substance/medication-induced NCD; NCD due to Huntington's disease; NCD due to prion disease; NCD due to another medical condition; NCD due to multiple etiologies; and NCD due to unknown etiology. The NCD category encompasses the group of disorders in which the primary clinical deficit is in cognitive function, and that are acquired rather than developmental. Although cognitive deficits are present in many if not all mental disorders (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorders), only disorders whose core features are cognitive are included in the NCD category. The NCDs are those in which impaired cognition has not been present since birth or very early life, and thus represents a decline from a previously attained level of functioning. Access content To read the fulltext, please use one of the options below to sign in or purchase access. Personal login Institutional Login Sign in via OpenAthens Please login/register if you wish to pair your device and check access availability. Not a subscriber? Subscribe Now / Learn More PsychiatryOnline subscription options offer access to the DSM-5 library, books, journals, CME, and patient resources. This all-in-one virtual library provides psychiatrists and mental health professionals with key resources for diagnosis, treatment, research, and professional development. Need more help? PsychiatryOnline Customer Service may be reached by emailing [email protected] or by calling 800-368-5777 (in the U.S.) or 703-907-7322 (outside the U.S.). FiguresReferencesCited byDetailsCited byNone Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Information©American Psychiatric Association Publishing History Published online 18 March 2022 Published in print 18 March 2022