Symptom: Dementia
Dementia: Mental confusion and impaired thought.
Detailed cause information for symptom: Dementia:
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Symptoms related to Dementia: confusion (73)
Symptoms: symptom center, symptom groups, symptom descriptions
Possible causes of symptom: Dementia: The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Dementia as a symptom. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.
- Dementia
- Delirium - see also causes of delirium (similar symptoms to dementia)
- Alzheimer's disease
- Stroke
- Multi-Infarct Dementia
- Dementia With Lewy Bodies
- Parkinson's disease
- Huntington's disease
- Familial Alzheimer's disease (type of Alzheimer's Disease) - rare early-onset genetic Alzheimer's.
- Down syndrome
- Akinetic-rigid syndromes
- Pick's disease
- Vascular dementia
- Certain metabolic or hormonal disorders:
- Hypothyroidism
- Myxedema
- Kidney disease
- Liver disease
- Wilson's disease
- Hypothyroidism
- Vitamin B12 deficiency
- Acute intermittent porphyris
- Chronic hypoglycemia
- Certain cerebellar ataxias
- Brain disorders
- Head injury
- Subdural hematoma
- Frontal brain tumor
- Chronic meningitis
- Encephalitis
- Brain tumor
- CNS tumor
- Hydrocephalus
- Low-press hydrocephalus
- Posterior fossa
- Meningioma
- Paraneoplastic syndromes (type of Bizarre medical conditions)
- Prion diseases
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
- Parkinson's disease
- Mitochondrial encephalopathies (type of Mitochondrial diseases)
- Tertiary syphilis (type of Syphilis)
- Neurosyphilis
- Substance causes of dementia include:
- Certain poisons
- Alcoholism
- Substance intoxication
- Substance withdrawal
- Certain drugs
- Drug interactions (type of Adverse reaction)
- Certain infections or inflammations:
- HIV
- AIDS
- Inflammation
- Vasculitis
- SLE
- Sarcoid
- Multiple sclerosis
- Syphilis
- Whipple's disease
- Any other condition that may cause behavioral changes such as:
- High fever (see Fever)
- Lead poisoning
- Mercury poisoning
- Manganese poisoning
- Kidney disease
- Liver disease
- Drug interactions (type of Adverse reaction)
- Other causes of dementia, dementia symptoms or behavioral changes
- drug adverse reaction
- Drug interactions (type of Adverse reaction)
- Vitamin deficiencies
- See also causes of dementia, misdiagnosis of dementia, drugs causing dementia, and misdiagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
Medications or substances causing Dementia: The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Dementia as a symptom. This list is incomplete and various other drugs or substances may cause your symptoms. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
- Various medications or drug interactions produce behavioral effects that may be mistaken for Alzheimer's or dementia in the elderly
- Lithium
- Barbiturates
- Tricyclic antidepressants
- Bromides
- Certain antispasmodics
- Atropine
- Cortisone
- Digitalis
- Certain tranquilizers
- Certain anti-Parkinsonian drugs
- Substance abuse - many substances can cause dementia:
- Alcohol
- Illicit drugs
- Stimulants
- Amphetamines
- Barbiturates
- Inhalants
- Sedatives
- Hypnotics
- Anxiolytics
- Poisoning - can affect the brain and bring on dementia:
- Lead poisoning
- Mercury poisoning
- Manganese poisoning
- Drug interactions
- Drug withdrawal
- See also drugs causing dementia and drugs causing Alzheimer's disease
Conditions listing symptoms: Dementia: The following list of conditions have 'Dementia' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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Conditions listing complications: Dementia: The following list of conditions have 'Dementia' or similar listed as a complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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