Subacute encephalopathy: causes

Evidence-based neurology checklist on subacute encephalopathy: causes: Neurodegenerative Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) Alzheimer’s disease (AD) Infectious Neuroinflammatory and autoimmune Metabolic Malignancy-related Toxic and drug-induced Other causes

Neurodegenerative

  • Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB)
  • Alzheimer’s disease (AD)

Infectious

Neuroinflammatory and autoimmune

Metabolic

Malignancy-related

Toxic and drug-induced

Other causes

References

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