Progressive mental deterioration: decreasing mental acuity. See detailed information below for a list of 65 causes of Progressive mental deterioration, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness because he suffered from sudden inability to speak. This was initially misdiagnosed as a...read more »
Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for a patient to show mental decline to dementia. Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical conditions, such as a stroke or ...read more »
ADHD under-diagnosed in adults: Although the over-diagnoses of ADHD in children is a well-known controversy, the reverse side related to adults. Some adults can remain undiagnosed, and indeed the...read more »
Bipolar disorder misdiagosed as various conditions by primary physicians: Bipolar disorder (manic-depressive disorder) often fails to be diagnosed correctly by primary care...read more »
Eating disorders under-diagnosed in men: The typical patient with an eating disorder is female. The result is that men with eating disorders often fail to be...read more »
Depression undiagnosed in teenagers: Serious bouts of depression can be undiagnosed in teenagers. The "normal" moodiness of teenagers can cause severe medical depression...read more »
Undiagnosed anxiety disorders related to depression: Patients with depression (see symptoms of depression) may also have undiagnosed anxiety disorders (see symptoms of anxiety disorders). Failure to...read more »
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The list below shows some of the causes of Progressive mental deterioration mentioned in various sources:
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This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Progressive mental deterioration. Of the 65 causes of Progressive mental deterioration that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
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Medical Conditions associated with Progressive mental deterioration:
Cognitive impairment (378 causes), Behavioral symptoms (3957 causes), Mental problems (2653 causes), Personality symptoms (3427 causes)
Symptoms related to Progressive mental deterioration:
Head injury (2 causes), Subdural hematoma (1 cause), Extradural hematoma, Intracerebral hemorrhage, Subarachnoid hemorrhage (2 causes), Brain neoplasms, Vasovagal attack, Arrhythmias (124 causes), Carotid artery stenosis, Pain attack, Hypoglycaemia
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