Cognitive disorders: attention and memory

Attention deficit

Attention deficit (arising from many causes, including but not limited to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)), is characterized by a person's inability to sustain focused attention on a task (inattention), avoiding such tasks, being easily distracted and/or impulsivity.

Memory deficit

Memory loss can be defined as lack of a person’s ability to consistently encode, store, and retrieve information when needed. Resulting in forgetting names, missing appointments, inability to keep a track of the conversation…

Cognitive impairment, such as attention and memory deficits, can have various causes: acquired head injuries, neurological diseases (MS, PD, dementia), brain tumors, chemotherapy, neurodevelopmental disorders (AD(H)D), depression.