Poor Cognition: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Poor Cognition

Cocaine Embryofetopathy

[…] alertness and orientation and cognitive impairment (impaired auditory information processing, visual-spatial delay and subtle language delay) in the offspring. [orpha.net]

[…] respiratory distress (decreased apnea density and periodic breathing), feeding difficulties, irritability and lability of state, decreased behavioral and autonomic regulation, poor [orpha.net]

Microdontia - Hypodontia - Short Stature

Gradually, motivational issues exacerbate the cognitive disabilities that arise from poor brain development (Cicchetti and Sroufe 1976). [fdna.health]

Despite efforts to the contrary, they are exposed to significant cognitive difficulties in these settings that will end in only some limited success and skills achievement [fdna.health]

Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia Type 2A

[…] and motor delay, poor or absent speech, seizures, and spasticity PCH3 608027 PCLO 7q11–q21 Seizures, short stature, optic atrophy, progressive microcephaly, severe developmental [en.wikipedia.org]

Profound mental retardation, progressive microcephaly, spasticity, and early-onset epilepsy[7] PCH2F 617026 TSEN15 1q25.3 Variable neurologic signs and symptoms, including cognitive [en.wikipedia.org]

Joubert Syndrome

Gait is unstable and tandem walking is poor. Cognitive delays are also a part of the syndrome, although this can vary. [rehabpub.com]

Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia Type 2D

Selenium Deficiency

These are worrying statistics, as low selenium status is associated with an increased risk of mortality, poor immune function and cognitive decline, according to a recent [noted.co.nz]

Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification Type 1

0002406 Mask-like facies Expressionless face Lack of facial expression Mask-like facial appearance [ more ] 0000298 Memory impairment Forgetfulness Memory loss Memory problems Poor [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

[…] memory [ more ] 0002354 Mental deterioration Cognitive decline Cognitive decline, progressive Intellectual deterioration Progressive cognitive decline [ more ] 0001268 Micrographia [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

Malnutrition

Factors such as dysphagia, unintentional weight loss, decline in muscle strength, and poor cognition may indicate increased risk of malnutrition. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In addition, affected individuals also suffer from poor cognitive functioning, along with decreased attention span. [symptoma.com]

Impaired psycho-social function, including poor cognition and increased dependency. Impaired recovery from illness and surgery. Poorer health outcomes. [patient.info]

Ophthalmoplegia-Intellectual Disability-Lingua Scrotalis Syndrome

[…] impairment, poor coordination and clumsiness, and delays in the acquisition of motor activities (psychomotor retardation). [rarediseases.org]

[…] abnormalities, affected individuals may also have neurological abnormalities including diminished muscle tone (hypotonia), delays in speech development, varying degrees of cognitive [rarediseases.org]

Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia Type 10

Inadequate Dietary Intake of Folic Acid

Folic acid deficiency has been linked as well to depression, low birth weight, cardiovascular disease, macular degeneration, Alzheimer’s and poor cognitive function. [healthy-diet-healthy-you.com]

Despite the association of high homocysteine level and poor cognitive function, homocysteine-lowering therapy using supplementation with vitamins B-12 and B-6 was not associated [emedicine.medscape.com]

Gingivitis, poor wound healing, and increased risk of infection are symptoms of vitamin C deficiency DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Pages 127, 130, 134-136 TOP: Nursing [quizlet.com]

Lacunar Infarction

cognitive outcomes, especially frontal lobe dysfunction. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] in cognitive functions. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The mid- and long-term prognosis of lacunar ischaemic stroke patients with subcortical vascular dementia is generally poor because of the high frequency of adverse outcomes [touchneurology.com]

Iron Deficiency

"On a subtler level ... in young children it's poor cognitive development or lagging behind their peers. [abc.net.au]

Iron deficiency can result in poor memory or poor cognitive skills (mental function) and can result in poor performance in school, work,and in military or recreational activities [irondisorders.org]

Anemia Results in Poor Cognitive Skills Anemia can result in poor memory or cognitive skills (mental function) and can result in lower performance in school, work, and in [getyourironup.org]

Familial Progressive Vestibulocochlear Dysfunction

cognitive function (a most distressing symptom when trying to work or study for an exam) Patients can often suffer anxiety and depression as a result of enduring some or [migraine.ie]

[…] that cause imbalance Frequent falls/impaired postural reflexes Findings on physical examination can include the following: Poor postural reflexes, axial rigidity greater [emedicine.medscape.com]

Secondary signs and symptoms of PD - Gait disturbances - Impaired dexterity and coordination - Involuntary immobilization - Speech difficulties - Swallowing difficulties - Poor [quizlet.com]

Intellectual Disability

Certain studies have indicated a link between poor cognitive functioning and poverty; however the etiologic contribution still remains unclear. [symptoma.com]

Mental retardation is characterized by IQ below 70 and poor cognitive and intellectual skills. Both require special care, extra attention and special education. [differencebetween.net]

The etiologic contribution of poverty to their poor cognitive function remains unclear. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Dysmorphophobia

Many experts believe that combining cognitive-behavioral therapy with drug therapy is best for severe cases. [merckmanuals.com]

Patients typically have poor or absent insight and genuinely believe that the disliked body area looks abnormal or unattractive. [merckmanuals.com]

Treat using cognitive-behavioral therapy that is tailored specifically to body dysmorphic disorder and/or drug therapy with an SSRI or clomipramine, often at relatively high [merckmanuals.com]

Meningeal Carcinomatosis

Because of her poor cognition, available options were discussed with her family. She died peacefully in palliative care. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] prognosis and changing neurologic and cognitive function. [nursingcenter.com]

[…] for the patient should be discussed, along with the need for spiritual and hospice care. 1 Patient teaching for a patient with LM is challenging because of the patient's poor [nursingcenter.com]

Periodontitis

Hyunyoung Park, Seung-Han Suk, Jin-Sung Cheong, Hak-Seung Lee, Hyuk Chang, Seung-Yeon Do and Ji-Sook Kang, Tooth Loss May Predict Poor Cognitive Function in Community-Dwelling [doi.org]

We hypothesised that periodontal disease is a risk factor for poor cognition. [doi.org]

We included 2355 participants >or=60 years who completed measures of cognition and Poryphyromonas gingivalis IgG. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Methane Inhalation

Methane Poisoning Symptoms Signs and symptoms of methane exposure may include: headaches heart palpitations cognitive impairment (poor judgement, memory loss) dizziness loss [schmidtandclark.com]

Memory loss, poor judgment, is cognitive effect after methane exposure. Severe symptoms of methane poisoning are rapid heartbeat, loss of consciousness, coma and death. [tandurust.com]

Cognitive Inattentiveness, poor judgment and memory loss are signs of methane gas poisoning. [healthyliving.azcentral.com]

Childhood Absence Epilepsy

Early onset of absence seizures (<3 years) is rare and usually associated with a poor cognitive prognosis. Familial cases have not been reported to date. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

This cross-sectional study examined behavioral/emotional, cognitive, and linguistic comorbidities as well as their correlates in children with CAE. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

PURPOSE: Evidence for a poor psychiatric, social, and vocational adult outcome in childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) suggests long-term unmet mental health, social, and vocational [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Disorder of Sex Development - Intellectual Disability Syndrome

[…] impairment, poor coordination and clumsiness, and delays in the acquisition of motor activities (psychomotor retardation). [rarediseases.org]

Intellectual disability is a state of developmental deficit, beginning in childhood, that results in significant limitation of intellect or cognition and poor adaptation to [emedicine.medscape.com]

Folate-Deficiency Anemia

Some observational studies have also found correlations between low folate concentrations and poor cognitive function. [draxe.com]

Delirium

Although generally considered a short-term condition, delirium can persist for months and is associated with poor cognitive and functional outcomes beyond the immediate postoperative [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

long-term cognitive impairments may occur poor functional [citeseerx.ist.psu.edu]

Recent investigations show that delirium is widely prevalent during critical illness and places patients at greater risk for devel-opment of cognitive impairment.5 Further [citeseerx.ist.psu.edu]

Cataract - Congenital Heart Disease - Neural Tube Defect Syndrome

Both of these indicators are closely associated with poor cognitive and educational performance in children and failure to reach optimum developmental potential Defects at [pib.nic.in]

The prevalence of early childhood stunting and the number of people living in absolute poverty could be used as proxy indicators of poor development in under five children [pib.nic.in]

Huntington Disease

He had depression, poor cognitive function, choreiform movements, difficulty pronouncing words, and difficulty walking. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

As Huntington's progresses it leads to uncontrolled movements, behaviour changes and poor cognition. Life expectancy after diagnosis can be as short as 10 years. [web.archive.org]

Focal Epilepsy - Speech Disorder - Mental Retardation

Approximately 18% may have a poor cognitive outcome. [37] A family history of epilepsy and recurrent episodes of status epilepticus may portend a worse prognosis. [emedicine.medscape.com]

 Severe cognitive, behavioural and neurological deficits.  Poor prognosis with occ. early death. 3.  Neonates.  Early myoclonic encephalopathy.  Ohtahara syndrome. [slideshare.net]

Overall, individuals with LKS report a poor quality of life, mainly due to language or cognitive difficulties. 54 Acquired opercular epilepsy with oromotor dysfunction is [j-epilepsy.org]

X-Linked Syndromic Mental Retardation Type Snyder-Robinson

The etiologic contribution of poverty to their poor cognitive function remains unclear. [emedicine.medscape.com]

[…] feeding, failure to thrive, developmental delay (particularly cognitive and language deficits), mild-moderate intellectual deficit, and neuropsychiatric disorders (behavioral [mendelian.co]

Clearly, however, poor cognitive functioning and MR are correlated positively with a life of poverty. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Trisomy X Syndrome

cognitive development; weak muscle tone Abnormally curved pinky fingers Vertical folds that cover inner corners of eyes Behavioral and emotional problems Occasionally, some [findatopdoc.com]

Taller than average height with long legs Delayed development of speech, language skills and motor skills Learning disabilities Problems with fine and gross motor skills Poor [findatopdoc.com]

Folic Acid Deficiency

Despite the association of high homocysteine level and poor cognitive function, homocysteine-lowering therapy using supplementation with vitamins B-12 and B-6 was not associated [emedicine.com]

Acquired Kinky Hair Syndrome

[BETA] Program resolves ADHD, daydreaming, depression and poor cognition. [rifeandzappers2.com]