Reversible dementia

Evidence-based neurology checklist on reversible dementia: Neurological causes Autoimmune encephalitis Cerebral vasculitis Delirium Epilepsy Hashimoto’s encephalopathy Marchiafava-Bignami disease Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) Pituitary insufficiency Post-traumatic syndromes Space occupying…

Neurological causes

  • Autoimmune encephalitis
  • Cerebral vasculitis
  • Delirium
  • Epilepsy
  • Hashimoto’s encephalopathy
  • Marchiafava-Bignami disease
  • Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH)
  • Pituitary insufficiency
  • Post-traumatic syndromes
  • Space occupying lesions (SOL)
  • Subdural hematoma (SDH)

Infectious causes

Metabolic causes

Drug-induced

Other causes

Synonym

References

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