neurocognitive
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Older patients or people with certain health conditions can experience neurocognitive issues after anesthesia, including memory or concentration problems, or postoperative delirium.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
These include neurocognitive disorders, including Alzheimer’s and other dementia; seizures; clotting disorders; a number of respiratory conditions; and various infectious illnesses.
From Salon • Jan. 24, 2025
The petition said a neurocognitive disorder had made Mr. Wilson “unable to properly provide for his own personal needs for physical health.”
From New York Times • May 10, 2024
“I need society and who’s ever writing these stupid headlines to stop scaring people. Stop scaring people to think that once they get a diagnosis of some neurocognitive disease that, that’s it. It’s over.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2024
The 81-year-old Beach Boys co-founder and mastermind has a “major neurocognitive disorder” and is taking medication for dementia, according to a doctor’s declaration filed with the petition Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2024
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