What is pseudodementia?
Pseudodementia has many meanings.
It refers to depressed patients who are cognitively impaired and often have psychomotor slowing but do not have one of the well-defined dementia syndromes.
The term does not mean that the patient is consciously simulating dementia (malingering) or is cognitively intact but believes himself or herself to be demented (Ganser’s syndrome).
Some researchers believe that pseudodementia may be a precursor to dementia.
