Dementia due to metabolic causes

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Dementia due to metabolic causes

Definition

Dementia due to metabolic causes is a loss of mental function that can occur with diabetes, thyroid disease, and other metabolic disorders.

Causes

How often this condition affects different ages, genders, and races varies based on the disorder that's causing the dementia.

Metabolic causes of dementia include:

Endocrine disorders
Metabolic disorders
- Acid/base disorders of any type
- Fluid electrolyte disorders of any type
- Hypercalcemia
- Hyponatremia
- Kidney failure with uremia
- Liver disease
- Porphyria
Nutritional disorders
- Vitamin B1 deficiency
- Vitamin B12 deficiency
- Pellagra
- Protein-calorie malnutrition

References

Farlow MR, Cummings JL. Effective pharmacologic management of Alzheimer's disease. Am J Med, 2007;120:388-397.

Goetz CG. Goetz: Textbook of Clinical Neurology. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders;2007.


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Review Date: 2/13/2008
Reviewed By: Luc Jasmin, MD, PhD, Departments of Anatomy & Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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