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Delirium

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A state of sudden, severe confusion in rapid changes in brain function

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Cognitive function

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Involves memory, thinking, reasoning, ability to understand, judgment, and behavior

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Delusion

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A false belief

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Dementia

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The loss of cognitive function that interferes with routine personal, social, and occupational activities

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Elopement

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When a person leaves the agency without staff knowing

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Hallucination

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Seeing, hearing, smelling, or feeling something that is not real

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Paranoia

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A disorder of the mind; false beliefs and suspicions about a person or situation

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Pseudodementia

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False dementia

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Sundowning

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Signs, symptoms, and behaviors of AD increasing during hours of darkness

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