This site is intended for healthcare professionals

Go to /sign-in page

You can view 5 more pages before signing in

Non-cognitive changes

Authoring team

Non-cognitive changes are common and 40% of cases may suffer from depression. There may also be delusions, hallucinations and aggression. They may also fail to appreciate their cognitive deficit – anosognosia.

  • changes in personality include:
    • positive changes - catastrophic reactions
    • negative changes
  • behavioural changes include:
    • disinhibition
    • deficit
    • adaptation to impairment.

Reference:


Related pages

Create an account to add page annotations

Add information to this page that would be handy to have on hand during a consultation, such as a web address or phone number. This information will always be displayed when you visit this page