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Symptoms » Aggression » Causes
 

Causes of Aggression

This section discusses 138 medical conditions causing Aggression. A simple discussion of these causes with additional information is below.

Causes of Aggression:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Aggression. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Aggression:

The following list of conditions have 'Aggression' 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.

A

  • Acid-Base Imbalance ... combativeness
  • Acute intermittent porphyria ... violence
  • Adrenoleukodystrophy ... aggressive outbursts
  • Alcohol abuse ... aggression
  • Alcohol-Induced Disorders ... aggressiveness
  • Alcoholic intoxication ... aggressiveness
  • Alcoholism ... anger when asked about drinking
  • Alzheimer disease 10 ... Aggression, Hostility
  • Alzheimer disease 12 ... Aggression, Hostility
  • Alzheimer disease 13 ... Aggression, Hostility
  • Alzheimer disease 14 ... Aggression, Hostility
  • Alzheimer disease 15 ... Aggression, Hostility
  • Alzheimer disease 16 ... Aggression, Hostility
  • Alzheimer disease 2, late-onset ... Aggression, Hostility
  • Alzheimer disease 3, (early-onset Alzheimer disease) ... Aggression, Hostility
  • Alzheimer disease 5 ... Aggression, Hostility
  • Alzheimer disease 6 ... Aggression, Hostility
  • Alzheimer disease 7 ... Aggression, Hostility
  • Alzheimer disease 8 ... Aggression, Hostility
  • Alzheimer disease 9 ... Aggression, Hostility
  • Alzheimer disease, early-onset, with cerebral amyloid angiopathy ... Aggression, Hostility
  • Alzheimer disease, familial, 1 ... Aggression, Hostility
  • Alzheimer disease, familial, 11 ... Aggression, Hostility
  • Alzheimer disease, familial, 3, with spastic paraparesis and apraxia ... Aggression, Hostility
  • Alzheimer disease, familial, 3, with spastic paraparesis and unusual plaques ... Aggression, Hostility
  • Alzheimer disease, familial, 4 ... Aggression, Hostility
  • Alzheimer's Disease ... aggression, hostility
  • Ambien withdrawal ... aggressive behavior
  • Amphetamine abuse ... aggression, violence, violent behavior
  • Anti-Social Personality Disorder ... aggression, aggressiveness, hostility
  • Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders ... aggression, aggressiveness
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ... aggression if upset
  • Autism ... unprovoked attacks on others

    B

  • Beta-mannosidosis ... aggressiveness
  • Borderline Personality Disorder ... anger, Aggressive behavior

    C

  • Childhood-onset cerebral X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy ... aggressiveness
  • Chromosome 1, 1p36 deletion syndrome ... aggressive behavior
  • Chromosome 15 inverted duplication ... aggression
  • Chromosome 15q duplication syndrome ... aggressive behavior
  • Chromosome 15q, trisomy ... Aggressive behavior
  • Chromosome 17p, partial deletion ... aggression
  • Chromosome 18q, partial deletion ... aggressiveness
  • Chromosome 2, monosomy 2q37 ... aggressive behavior
  • Chromosome 2p deletion syndrome ... aggressive behavior
  • Citrullinemia ... aggression
  • Citrullinemia II ... aggression
  • Classic childhood ALD ... aggression
  • Cornelia de Lange syndrome 1 ... aggressive behavior
  • Cortical dysplasia - focal epilepsy syndrome ... aggressive behavior
  • Crystal meth addiction ... aggression

    D

  • Del (1) (pter-p36.3) mosaicism ... aggressive behavior
  • Del(1) (q41-q43) ... aggressive behavior
  • Deletion 10q ... aggressive behavior
  • Depression ... losing your temper
  • Depressive disorders ... losing your temper
  • Dexedrine overdose ... aggressiveness
  • Dexedrine withdrawal ... violence
  • Diabetic hypoglycemia ... aggression
  • Diogenes syndrome ... aggressiveness
  • Down's Syndrome associated Alzheimer's disease ... Aggression, Hostility
  • Dysthymia ... losing your temper

    E

  • Early-onset Alzheimer's ... Aggression, Hostility
  • Epilepsy ... anger, aggression
  • Epilepsy, X-linked - learning disabilities - behavior disorders ... aggressive behavior

    F

  • Familial Forms of Alzheimer's Disease ... Aggression, Hostility

    G

  • Global developmental delay - osteopenia - ectodermal defect ... aggressiveness
  • Glycine synthase deficiency ... aggression
  • Gonadotropin-independent precocious puberty ... aggressive behavior

    H

  • Hypertryptophanemia ... aggressive behavior
  • Hypoglycemia ... aggression
  • Hypoglycemic attack ... aggression

    I

  • Impulse Control Disorders ... Aggression
  • Insanity ... aggression
  • Intermittent Explosive Disorder ... episodic aggression, aggressive behavior

    J

  • Jumping Frenchmen of Maine ... violence

    L

  • Late-onset Alzheimer's ... Aggression, Hostility
  • Lead poisoning ... uncontrollable rages, hostility
  • Lesch-Nyhan syndrome ... aggression

    M

  • Mania ... anger, aggression
  • Marijuana addiction ... aggression
  • Mental retardation, X-linked - acromegaly - hyperactivity ... aggressive behavior
  • Mental retardation, X-linked - choreoathesis - abnormal behavior ... aggressiveness
  • Mental retardation, X-linked - hypotonia - facial dysmorphism - aggressive behavior ... aggressive behavior
  • Mental retardation, X-linked, 59 ... aggressive behavior
  • Mental retardation, X-linked, 77 ... aggressive behavior
  • Mental retardation, X-linked, Brunner type ... aggressive behavior, violent behavior
  • Mental retardation, X-linked, syndromic, due to JARID1C mutation ... aggressive behavior
  • Methamphetamine overdose ... aggressive behavior
  • Mild citrullinemia ... aggression
  • Mild Traumatic Brain Injury ... anger, aggression
  • Monosomy 1p36 ... aggressive behavior
  • Mood disorders ... Aggression

    N

  • Neuropathy, Hereditary Sensory, Type IV ... aggressive behavior
  • Nyssen-Van Bogaert syndrome ... violent behaviors

    O

  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder ... frequent thoughts of violence
  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder ... defiant behavior, aggressive behavior, angry
  • Organic personality syndrome ... belligerence

    P

  • Personality disorders ... Aggressive
  • Phenol sulfotransferase deficiency ... aggressive behavior
  • Phenylketonuria ... aggressiveness
  • Physical addiction ... anger
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder ... aggression
  • Premenstrual dysphoric disorder ... anger
  • Premenstrual syndrome ... aggression
  • Psychological addiction ... anger

    R

  • Rabies ... agitatation, aggression, attacking
  • Respiratory acidosis ... combativeness
  • Reye's Syndrome ... combativeness
  • Right parietal lobe syndrome related Alzheimer's disease ... Aggression, Hostility

    S

  • Sanfilippo syndrome type A ... aggressiveness
  • Sanfilippo syndrome type B ... aggressiveness
  • Schizophrenia ... aggression, violent behavior
  • Seckel syndrome 3 ... aggressive behavior
  • Sexual precocity, familial, gonadotropin-independent, male-limited ... aggressive behavior
  • Soto's Syndrome ... aggressiveness
  • Spastic paraplegia 4, autosomal dominant ... aggression
  • Spinocerebellar ataxia 27 ... aggression

    T

  • Testotoxicosis ... aggressiveness
  • Tuberous sclerosis ... childhood episodes of rage, childhood episodes of screaming, aggression

    V

  • Variegate porphyria ... violence

    W

  • Wolfram's disease ... Hostility

    Z

  • Zunich-Kaye syndrome ... violent behavior

    Conditions listing medical complications: Aggression:

    The following list of medical conditions have 'Aggression' or similar listed as a medical complication in our database. This computer-generated list of complications may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

    A

  • ADD ... oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorders
  • ADHD ... oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorders
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ... oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorders

    J

  • Jacobs syndrome ... aggression

    S

  • Schizophrenia ... aggression, violence

    More Information About Aggression

    List of 138 causes of Aggression

    This section shows a full list of all the diseases and conditions listed as a possible cause of Aggression in our database from various sources.

    Drug side effect causes of Aggression

    The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins may possibly cause Aggression as a side effect.

    [See detailed list of 26 drug side effect causes of Aggression]

    Drug interaction causes of Aggression:

    Drug interactions may be a possible cause of Aggression.

    • Methyldopa and haloperidol interaction
    • Aldomet and haloperidol interaction
    • Amodopa and haloperidol interaction
    • Donepezil and Paroxetine interaction
    [See detailed list of 4 drug interaction causes of Aggression]

    Medical Textbooks about Aggression

    Free online access to excerpts without registration is available to view excerpts from medical textbooks about the causes and diagnosis of Aggression. Refer to our list of medical textbooks discussions about Aggression (Free online access to book excerpts, no registration).

    Medical Books Excerpts
    • Agitation
    • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
    • Agitation
    • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
    • Agitation
    • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
    • Agitation
    • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
     

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