Dementia due to metabolic causes : Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors

by adhealth32 March 21, 2011

Definition

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

Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors

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

Metabolic causes of dementia include:

Endocrine disorders
- Addison’s disease
- Cushing’s disease
- Diabetic ketoacidosis
- Diabetic nephropathy
- Insulinoma or hypoglycemia
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Hypothyroidism
- Pheochromocytoma
- Thyrotoxicosis
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

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The central nervous system is comprised of the brain and spinal cord. The peripheral nervous system includes all peripheral nerves.

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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Dementia due to metabolic causes : Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors