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]

Overview

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