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| Alzheimer's disease
| Alzheimer's disease


| Chronic, gradually progressive neurodegenerative disease. <ref name="McKhannDrachman1984">{{cite journal|last1=McKhann|first1=G.|last2=Drachman|first2=D.|last3=Folstein|first3=M.|last4=Katzman|first4=R.|last5=Price|first5=D.|last6=Stadlan|first6=E. M.|title=Clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease: Report of the NINCDS-ADRDA Work Group* under the auspices of Department of Health and Human Services Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease|journal=Neurology|volume=34|issue=7|year=1984|pages=939–939|issn=0028-3878|doi=10.1212/WNL.34.7.939}}</ref>
| Chronic, gradually progressive neurodegenerative disease.  


* Slow onset of dementia,
* Slow onset of dementia,
* No motor, sensory or deficits in co ordination early in the disease
* No motor, sensory or deficits in co ordination early in the disease


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|On CSF exam:
 
* Elevated Tau protein
 
[[Neurofibrillary tangle|Neurofibrillary tangles]]
 
[[Senile plaques|Senile (neuritic) plaques]]


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|Lew Body Dementia
|Lewy Body Dementia


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* Dementia  with cognitive impairment
* Visual hallucinations
* Parkinsonism


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|Frontotemporal Dementia<br />
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|Vasculitis
|Vasculitis
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|Hashi moto encephalopathy
|Hashi moto encephalopathy
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|Electrolyte Imbalance
|Electrolyte Imbalance
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|Vitamin B1 deficiency
|Vitamin B1 deficiency
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|Heavy metal intoxication
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|HIV- related mental status change
|HIV- related mental status change
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|Lyme disease
|Lyme disease
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|Syphilis
|Syphilis
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|CNS malignancy
|CNS malignancy
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|Psychiatric conditions
|Psychiatric conditions
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|Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis
|Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis
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Latest revision as of 15:10, 31 July 2020

  • Here is a table presenting symptoms of the reported cases:
Disease name Symptoms Laboratory findings


Alzheimer's disease Chronic, gradually progressive neurodegenerative disease.
  • Slow onset of dementia,
  • No motor, sensory or deficits in co ordination early in the disease
On CSF exam:
  • Elevated Tau protein

Neurofibrillary tangles

Senile (neuritic) plaques

Lewy Body Dementia
  • Dementia with cognitive impairment
  • Visual hallucinations
  • Parkinsonism
Frontotemporal Dementia
Vasculitis
Hashi moto encephalopathy
Electrolyte Imbalance
Vitamin B1 deficiency
Wilson's disease
Heavy metal intoxication
Hepatic Encephalopathy
HIV- related mental status change
Lyme disease
Syphilis
CNS malignancy
Psychiatric conditions
Paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis