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What does senile dementia, uncomplicated mean?
I have to write about it and I know that is not senile dementia, but that, which means “easy”. At first I thought it meant that it was not complicated by an underlying disease or factors, but then I read that dementia always an underlying cause of diease or illness. Can someone explain what this means? Thanks.
I googled the term, and this is the answer I found on the following site:
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/public-health/icd/290-319.htm
290.0 Senile dementia, uncomplicated
Senile dementia:
NOS
simple type
Excludes: mild memory disturbances, not amounting to dementia, associated with senile brain disease (310.1) senile dementia with:
delirium or confusion (290.3)
delusional [paranoid] features (290.20)
depressive features (290.21)
Hope this helps; the entire page will probably be more helpful.