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Endocrine, metabolic, nutritional, and toxic disorders leading to dementia
Amitabha Ghosh
Department of Neurology and Cognitive Neurology Unit, Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, Kolkata, India
Correspondence Address:
Amitabha Ghosh
Department of Neurology and Cognitive Neurology Unit, Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals Kolkata, 58 Canal Circular Road, Kolkata 700 054
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.74247
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One of the first steps toward the correct diagnosis of dementia is to segregate out the nondegenerative dementias from possible degenerative dementias. Nondegenerative dementias could be due to traumatic, endocrine, metabolic, nutritional, toxic, infective, and immunological causes. They could also be caused by tumors, subdural hematomas, and normal pressure hydrocephalus. Many of the nondegenerative dementias occur at an earlier age and often progress quickly compared to Alzheimer's disease and other degenerative dementias. Many are treatable or preventable with simple measures. This review aims to give an overview of some of the more important endocrine, metabolic, nutritional, and toxic disorders that may lead to dementia. |
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