mental impairment
Reduced brain function
Mental impairment is reduced cognitive function—diminished capacity for thinking, reasoning, remembering, or processing information.
The term appears in legal and medical contexts to describe conditions affecting mental capacity, whether from developmental disabilities, brain injury, illness, or intoxication: The defendant claimed mental impairment at the time of the crime.
It's often distinguished from physical impairment in disability frameworks.
- memory lossFailure to recall
- brain fogCognitive sluggishness and confusion
- fogLow-lying cloud cover
- aphasiaNeurological language impairment
- fragile X syndromeGenetic cause of cognitive impairment
lost train of thought · depression · autism spectrum disorder · encephalopathy · dementia · senior moment · executive dysfunction · attention deficit · ADHD · slow on the uptake · traumatic brain injury · diminished capacity · learning disability · amnesia · anxiety · psychosis · Down syndrome · cognitive decline
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- legal capacitylegal capacity, capacity, incapacity, competence, competency
mental impairmentmental acuity
Sharpness of thought
sound mind · mental clarity · sharp mind · intelligence · genius
mental impairmentmental health
Emotional and cognitive well-being
neurological health · sanity · cognitive health · brain health · psychological health
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