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* No motor, sensory or deficits in co ordination early in the disease
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* Elevated Tau protein
 
[[Neurofibrillary tangle|Neurofibrillary tangles]]
 
[[Senile plaques|Senile (neuritic) plaques]]


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* Dementia  with cognitive impairment
* Visual hallucinations
* Parkinsonism


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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