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===[[Dementia]]===
*Degenerative 
**[[Alzheimer's]] disease 
**Huntington's disease 
**[[Parkinson's disease]]
*Vascular 
**Multiple [[CVA|infarcts]] 
**Hypoperfusion ([[MI]], profound [[hypotension]]) 
**[[Subdural hematoma]]
**[[SAH]]
*Infectious 
**[[Meningitis]] (sequelae of bacterial, fungal, or tubercular) 
**[[Neurosyphilis]] 
**Viral [[encephalitis]] ([[HSV]], [[HIV]]), Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
*Inflammatory 
**[[SLE]]
**Demyelinating disease (e.g. [[multiple sclerosis]])
*Neoplastic 
**Primary [[brain tumor]] / metastatic disease 
**Carcinomatous meningitis 
**Paraneoplastic syndromes
*Traumatic 
**[[Traumatic brain injury]]
**[[Subdural hematoma]]
*Toxic 
**[[ETOH ]]
**Meds ([[anticholinergics]], polypharmacy)
*Metabolic 
**[[B12 deficiency]] or [[folate deficiency]] 
**[[Thyroid Disease]]
**[[Uremia]]
*Psychiatric 
**[[Depression]] (pseudodementia)
*Hydrocephalic 
**[[Normal_pressure_hydrocephalus|Normal pressure hydrocephalus (communicating hydrocephalus)]]
**Noncommunicating [[hydrocephalus]]