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executive dysfunction

executive dysfunction Executive dysfunction is a pattern of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral difficulties.

Executive dysfunction is a pattern of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral difficulties. It often occurs with frontal lobe disorders such as traumatic injury and dementia, and it can also be seen in attention deficit disorder and other conditions not caused by trauma.

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