title: Remediable causes of dementia.
abstract: Studies show that many clinicans "write off" elderly patients as demented, when in fact many of these patients are not suffering from chronic organic brain syndrome but have medical disorders that may respond positively to appropriate treatment. The key to differentiation is comprehensive diagnostic evaluation.
mesh_terms: D000425:Alcohol Amnestic Disorder / Q000150:complications; D000752:Anemia, Pernicious / Q000150:complications; D000818:Animals; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications; D002415:Cats; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D006801:Humans; D006850:Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure / Q000150:complications; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000150:complications; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000150:complications; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications; D012640:Seizures / Q000150:complications; D014899:Wernicke Encephalopathy / Q000150:complications