Essentials of Clinical Geriatrics, 7e >Chapter 6.

Delirium and Dementia

Robert L. Kane, Joseph G. Ouslander, Itamar B. Abrass, Barbara Resnick+
Table 6–6. Causes of Potentially Reversible Dementias

Neoplasms Autoimmune disorders

Metabolic disorders Central nervous system vasculitis, temporal arteritis

Trauma Disseminated lupus erythematosus

Toxins Multiple sclerosis

Alcoholism Drugs (see Table 6–5)

Heavy metals Nutritional disorders

Organic poisons Psychiatric disorders

Infections Depression

Viral, including HIV Other disorders (eg, normal-pressure hydrocephalus)

Source: Reproduced with permission from Costa et al., 1996.

HIV, human immunodeficiency virus.
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