Patterns of impairment in decision-making capacity in Alzheimer's disease and its relationship with cognitive and clinical variables.

Raquel Luiza Santos José Pedro Simões Neto Tatiana Teresa Belfort Almeida Dos Santos Isabel Barbeito Lacerda Marcia Cristina Nascimento Dourado

Published in: Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999) (2022)

The pattern of impairment in decision-making abilities was not linear. Each decision-making ability was related to different cognitive and clinical deficits. Therefore, cognitive functioning is an insufficient criterion for judging an individual's decision-making ability.

Keyphrases

decision making
traumatic brain injury
cognitive decline
mild cognitive impairment
drug induced