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Symptom absent |
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Symptom absent |
1 |
Questionable or trivial (e.g. subject gets day wrong ± one day, or fails to recognize people when meeting them out of their normal context) |
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Questionable or trivial (e.g. subject gets day wrong ± one day, or fails to recognize people when meeting them out of their normal context) |
2 |
Subject does not seem to be fully aware of surroundings or the passage of time, but this does not cause significant practical problems |
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Subject does not seem to be fully aware of surroundings or the passage of time, but this does not cause significant practical problems |
3 |
Evidence of confusion at night (subject appears disoriented in time, place or person to an extent that causes practical problems for carers) but normal during daylight hours |
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Evidence of confusion at night (subject appears disoriented in time, place or person to an extent that causes practical problems for carers) but normal during daylight hours |
4 |
Subject is confused and disoriented all the time, unaware of time of day/day of week/date and wrongly identifying surroundings or the people around him (e.g. mistakes nursing home for a prison and nursing staff as prison warders) and consequently resists efforts of carers to look after him/her. |
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Subject is confused and disoriented all the time, unaware of time of day/day of week/date and wrongly identifying surroundings or the people around him (e.g. mistakes nursing home for a prison and nursing staff as prison warders) and consequently resists efforts of carers to look after him/her. |
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Unable to assess because condition too advanced (e.g. mute and immobile) |
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Unable to assess because condition too advanced (e.g. mute and immobile) |