15 Miss. Code. R. 16-1-50.1.5

Current through September 24, 2024
Rule 15-16-1-50.1.5 - Dementia

The term "dementia" means a clinical syndrome characterized by a decline of long duration in mental function in an alert individual. Symptoms of dementia include memory loss and the loss or diminution of other cognitive abilities, such as learning ability, judgment, comprehension, attention, and orientation to time and place and to oneself. can be caused by such diseases as: Alzheimer's Disease, Pick's Disease, Parkinson's and Huntington's Disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, multi-infarct dementia, etc.

15 Miss. Code. R. 16-1-50.1.5

Miss. Code Ann. § 43-11-13