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Senile dementia of the Binswanger's type, or Binswanger's disease, ... Dementia is defined as a syndrome of multiple acquired cognitive defects occurring without acute confusion (delirium). All cases of dementia deserve careful evaluation for the possibility of reversible causes, such as hypothyroidism or vitamin B...
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What Causes Dementia? ... Besides senile dementia, other terms often used to describe dementia include senility and organic brain syndrome. Senility and senile dementia are outdated terms that reflect the formerly widespread belief that dementia was a normal part of aging.
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Treatable causes of dementia include normal pressure hydrocephalus, brain tumors, and dementia due to metabolic causes, thyroid conditions, low vitamin B12 levels, and infections. ... Most causes of dementia are not preventable. The risk of vascular dementia, which is caused by a series of small strokes, can be reduced...
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Senile dementia/Alzheimer's type (SDAT) ... The cause of AD is not entirely known but is thought to include both genetic and environmental factors. A diagnosis of AD is made based on characteristic symptoms and by excluding other causes of dementia.
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Osteoporosis Osteopenia Pancreatitis Parasites Pneumonia Scleroderma Senile ; Dementia Shingles Atherosclerosis Chronic Thyroiditis Fungal Infection Tuberculosis ; Ovarian Cysts Stomach Ulcers Vitiligo Hives Angina Polyps Mineral Deficiencies ; ... Pick's disease, a disorder of the brain that causes slowly progressing dementia...
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Dementia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dementia (meaning "deprived of mind") is a serious cognitive disorder. It may be static, the result of a unique global brain injury or progressive, resulting in long-term decline in cognitive functio...
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OBJECTIVE: To survey the causes of dementia confirmed by autopsy in the elderly and to have a better understanding of various causes of senile dementia. ... CONCLUSION: Senile dementia is a clinical syndrome caused by multiple factors. Physician should think of various possible causes of dementia, basing on their...
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