Dementia history and symptoms

Dementia Microchapters
Patient Information
Overview
Classification
Causes Alzheimer's Disease Parkinson's Disease Binswanger's Disease Dementia with Lewy bodies Thiamine deficiency Vascular dementia Marijuana abuse AIDS Neurosyphilis Normal pressure hydrocephalus Vitamin B12 deficiency Vitamin B6 deficiency
Differential Diagnosis

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

History and Symptoms

• Medication history
• Abbreviated mental status examination
• Thorough history needs to be performed to rule out any underlying disease etiology.

A meta-analysis found that the Mini-Cog test compares will to other methods to detect dementia.