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cognitively impaired



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They may not backdate documents, pressure cognitively impaired clients, transfer funds to their own accounts or add themselves as joint owners without clear authorization.ves as a joint account owner without consent.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

The life-saving surgery at Birmingham Children's Hospital in 2021 left him paralysed, cognitively impaired and unable to swallow or speak.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025

His family told police that he is cognitively impaired.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2024

A person who isn't cognitively impaired should be doing a cost-benefit analysis asking themselves whether the benefit will outweigh the cost.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2024

Some are cognitively impaired, apparently from acute malnourishment as infants.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden