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Dementia*

Degenerative diseases
   Alzheimer's disease
   Cerebral arteriosclerosis, multiple cerebrovascular
accidents
   Pick's disease (frontal temporal dementia)
   Parkinson's disease
   Korsakoff's psychosis
   Demyelinating disease [e.g., multiple sclerosis, Schilder's disease (diffuse cerebral sclerosis)]
   Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
   Progressive supranuclear palsy (Steele-Richardson-Olszewski syndrome)
Metabolic causes
   Hypoxic encephalopathy
   Hypoglycemia
   Hypocalcemia (e.g., hypoparathyroidism)
   Hepatocerebral degeneration (posthepatic coma)
   Pernicious anemia, subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord
   Heavy metal intoxication
   Pellagra
   Myxedema
   Cushing's disease
   Chronic barbiturate intoxication
   Bromide intoxication
   Dialysis dementia
   Mitochondrial encephalopathies
Infectious causes
   Brain abscess
   Chronic meningoencephalitis (e.g., cryptococcosis,
neurosyphilis)
   Viral encephalitis (especially herpes simplex)
   AIDS
   Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
   Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Intracranial tumor
Head trauma (e.g., contusion, hemorrhage, subdural hematoma)
Vasculitis
Myoclonic epilepsy
Normal-pressure hydrocephalus
Hereditary diseases
   Huntington's chorea
   Wilson's disease
   Lipid storage diseases (e.g., Tay-Sachs, leukodystrophies)
   Mucopolysaccharidoses
Pseudodementias
   Depression
   Hypomania
   Schizophrenia
   Hysteria

References


1. Sacktor NC, Mayeux R: Delirium and Dementia, p. 1. See Bibliography, 2.
2. Miller BC: Chronic Dementing Conditions, p. 2390. See Bibliography, 3.

*Deterioration of intellectual and cognitive functions with little or no disturbance of consciousness or perception.

Book Source Details

  • Book Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
  • Author(s): Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
  • Year of Publication: 1999
  • Copyright Details: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis, Copyright © 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Other Book Chapters Related to Confusion

Read excerpts from these other book chapters related to Confusion:

Medical Books Excerpts
  • DELIRIUM
  • "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
  • DEMENTIA
  • "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
  • Delirium
  • "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
  • DELIRIUM
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
  • Agitation
  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
  • Confusion
  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
  • Dementia*
  • "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
  • Agitation
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
  • Confusion
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
  • Delirium
  • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
  • Dementia
  • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
  • Confusion
  • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
  • Dementia
  • "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis" (2007)
  • Agitation
  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
  • Confusion
  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
  • Agitation
  • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
  • Confusion
  • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
  • DELIRIUM
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
 

Copyright Details: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis, Copyright © 2008 Williams & Wilkins.

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More About This Book:
Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
Authors: Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Copyright: 1999
ISBN: 0-78171-943-7

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