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Updated: May 29 2018

Other Causes of Dementia

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    • A 62-year-old man presents to his primary care physician due to trouble with walking and difficulty with concentrating. The patient describes his walking as if he is "stuck to the ground." On gait testing, the patient has magnetic gait and on montreal cognitive assessment (MoCA) testing, he has a deficit in executive functioning. Laboratory tests are ordered and return normal. Lumbar puncture shows a normal opening pressure and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the head is shown. (Normal pressure hydrocephalus)
  • Dementia Secondary to Metabolic Causes
    • Thiamine deficiency (Wernicke-Korsakoff encephalopathy)
    • Vitamin B12 deficiency
    • Hypothyroidism
    • Alcohol-related dementia
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Neurology | Other Causes of Dementia
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  • - Other Causes of Dementia
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