The proximate causes of the majority of cases remain unclear. Nevertheless, in certain family situations, crucial genes have been allegedly involved.
Dementia and dementia-like symptoms can be due to a variety of factors. These might be the consequence of deeper-seated illnesses and disorders or the effects of drugs and alcohol.
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Several causes of dementia might be prevented or reversed if they are detected in time.
• Brain damage – sustaining several head injuries increases the chance of dementia. Long-term wrestlers and boxers experience this. It is known as Dementia pugilistica.
• Cancers and tumors of the brain, such as lymphomas, meningiomas, gliomas, and brain metastases.
• Brain disorders including meningitis and encephalitis.
• An excessive amount of cerebral fluid (normal pressure hydrocephalus).
• Prolonged alcohol abuse.
• Hyperactive or hypoactive thyroid gland.
• Dehydration.
• Variations in blood levels of blood sugar, sodium, and calcium
• Vitamin B12 deficiency.
• Lead poisoning, pesticide poisoning, etc.
• Some drugs, including cimetidine and other treatments for decreasing cholesterol.
• Heart and lung disorders that prevent the brain from receiving enough blood and oxygen.
• Other reasons include post-irradiation/aqueduct stenosis, hypocalcemia, hypercalcemia, uremia, dementia associated with dialysis, alcoholic dementia, pellagra, Malabsorption syndrome, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and carbon monoxide poisoning.
Ten dementia warning symptoms
Review the following list of dementia’s typical symptoms. See a doctor for a thorough evaluation if the patient experiences any of these symptoms.
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