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Functional cognitive disorders: memory clinic study
Author(s) -
Bharambe Viraj,
Larner Andrew J
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
progress in neurology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.19
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1931-227X
pISSN - 1367-7543
DOI - 10.1002/pnp.509
Subject(s) - memory clinic , dementia , cognition , medicine , memory problems , cognitive impairment , clinical psychology , terminology , psychiatry , psychology , disease , linguistics , philosophy
‘Functional cognitive disorders‘ (FCD) is a terminology suggested to denote patients who present with memory complaints but in whom no underlying cognitive disorder is found. Rather than a diagnosis of exclusion, FCD may be positively identified on the basis of typical symptom profiles. Dr Bharambe and Dr Larner examine their data from a dedicated memory clinic, in which historically >50% of patients have not received a diagnosis of either dementia or mild cognitive impairment. The frequency of FCD was examined, along with any factors helpful in diagnosis. FCD accounted for more than 50% of clinic attenders and the data also revealed other common aspects about the FCD patients.