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Dementia


Description

Dementia is a syndrome characterized by progressive intellectual decline. The onset is usually slow with progressive deterioration.

AlzheimerÕs disease is the most common form of dementia - almost 50% of known cases.

Causes

Prenatal - congenital cranial anamoly, congenital spastic paraplegia

Infection - syphilis, meningoencephalitis

Intoxication - alcohol, drug, poison

Trauma

Circulatory - cereberal arteriosclerosis

Nervous - convulsions

Metabolism - pellagra, glandular problems

Oncology - brain neoplasm

 

 

 

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