Listed below are some different medical conditions that can cause dementia-like symptoms. If the condition is colored blue, click on it to find out more information about the condition.
- Alcohol Dementia
- Frontal meningioma
- Benign Tumor
- Tuberculous meningitis
- HIV - Associated Dementia
- Drug-Induced
- Side effects to medications
- Sleeping Tablets
- Depression
- Hydrocephalus
Best FTD Resources
What If It's Not Alzheimer's |
Chapter 2 |
Association of Frontotemporal Dementia (Website) |
No information was found on this website about this topic. |
Pick's Disease Support Group (Website) |
No information was found on this website about this topic. |
University of California, San Francisco (Website) |
No information was found on this website about this topic. |
Family Caregiver Alliance (Website) |
National Institutes of Health (Website) |
Other Internet Articles
The Mayo Clinic has an article called "Dementia: Not always Alzheimer's" |
http://www.helpguide.org/elder/alzheimers_dementias_types.htm |
Los Angeles Alzheimer's Association offers this page about different types of dementia like conditions |
Common Drugs May Create Dementia-Like Symptoms |
Not all Dementia-Like symptoms are Degenerative http://alzheimers.about.com/od/treatmentoptions/a/success_dement.htm |
Health AtoZ offer a general page about dementia and discusses dementia like conditions |
Wrong Diagnosis Website offers a long list of causes for dementia. While this page offers a lot of causes, some of them have never been mentioned. Most of the information seems accurate, but use this information cautiously. |
Alcohol Dementia
Definition:Alcohol has a direct effect on the brain cells, particularly in the front part of the brain, resulting in poor judgment, difficulty making decisions and lack of insight. At an early stage, problems may be reversed if the person abstains from alcohol, diet is improved, and vitamins replaced. |
Excessive drinking over a period of years may lead to a condition known as Alcohol Dementia, which can cause problems with memory, learning, and other cognitive skills. |
HIV - Associated Dementia
Family Caregiver Alliance http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=1107 |
Hydrocephalus
Hydrocephalus is a neurological disorder that is also called "water on the brain," which is actually cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The brain actually floats around this fluid in the skull area. |
The Mayo Clinic offers this web page about Hydrocephalus. |
The National Institutes of Health |
American Association of Neurological Surgeons http://www.neurosurgerytoday.org/what/patient_e/adult.asp http://www.neurosurgerytoday.org/what/patient_e/hydrocephalus.asp +12/18/06 |