At the age of 50, Debra has begun to receive quite a bit of teasing from her family about being "absentminded." The truth is that Debra has been hiding the fact that each week she seems to remember less and less. For the last month, she has been getting lost while driving home from work and has been relying on a hand-drawn map. She has started having trouble recognizing the faces of people at work and frequently forgets why she started to do something. Debra appears to be developing
A. delirium.
B. amnestic disorder.
C. dementia mild or major neurocognitive disorder.
D. medically induced major neurocognitive disorder.
Answer: C
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