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Dementia
Alternate Names : Chronic Brain Syndrome
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Dementia Complications
Complications depend on the cause of the dementia, but they may include the following:
- Loss of ability to function or care for self
- Loss of ability to interact
- Increased infections anywhere in the body
- Reduced life span
- Abuse by an overstressed caregiver
- Side effects of medications used to treat the disorder
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- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Neurologic Disorders
- Seizure Disorders
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• Definition
• Dementia Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Dementia Symptoms & Signs
• Dementia Prevention
• Dementia Diagnosis & Tests
• Dementia Treatment
• Dementia Prognosis
• Dementia Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
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Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Anemia
• Delirium
• Dementia due to Metabolic Causes
• Heart Failure
• Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH)
• Thyroid Diseases
Tests & Exams
• Catecholamines - Blood
• CHEM-20
• Cranial CT Scan
• CSF Cell Count
• EEG
• Glucose Test
• Liver Function Tests
• Mental Status Tests
• MRI of the Head
• Serum Calcium
• Thyroid Function Tests
• Toxicology Screen
• TSH
• Urinalysis
• Vitamin B-12 Level
Surgery & Procedures
• Cataract Removal
Other Topics
• Acute
• Advanced Care Directives
• Agitation
• Ammonia
• Central Nervous System
• Chronic
• Confusion
• Consciousness - Decreased
• Depression
• Elder Care - Resources
• Inability to Use Objects and Perform Tasks
• Muscle Function Loss
• Pain Medications
• Resources
• Skin Discoloration - Bluish
• Sleeping Difficulty
• Speech Impairment (Adult)
• Stress and Anxiety
• Urinary Incontinence
• Walking/Gait Abnormalities
Review Date : 5/21/2002
Reviewed By : Alberto Espay, M.D., Department of Neurology, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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