What is defined as the loss of established intellectual activity that interferes with occupational and social functional?
A) Alzheimer's disease
B) Dementia
C) Parkinson's disease
D) Cerebral palsy
B
Explanation: B) Dementia is the loss of established intellectual activity that interferes with occupational and social function. It includes impairment of memory, language, perception, calculation, abstract thinking, judgment, and executive function. Alzheimer's is a type of dementia.
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right or left marker with an arrow indicating side up arrow indicating side up right or left side marker right or left marker, arrow, and time