General Medicine General 8970330d The term "dementia" describes all of the following clinical states, EXCEPT: A Gradual decline in ceain mental operations such as orientation, cognition, and memory B Presence of a specific language disorder such as aphasia, alexia, or agraphia C Onset of behavioral changes including apathy, eccentricity, and distractibility D Sudden loss of intellectual functioning, such as following an anoxic episode or a cerebrovascular accident