Question 1

can you tell me how precise is the test for dementia and seizures?

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Fairly precise.: A good evaluation by a neurologist or psychiatrist is quite good at  diagnosing dementia. In addition, a special kind of PET brain scan is good at detecting Alzheimer's plaques.

  As far as seizures, various types of EEG tests are good at diagnosing epilepsy.

Question 2

i am believe i was misdiagnosed wwith dementia and epilepsy. i was passing out,or fainting without a seizure. 2 weeks after i was diagnosed with cll. could cll been the culprit?

Accepted Answer

: Yes, if leukocyte count extremely high that may result in hyperviscosity syndrome that can cause different neurological symptoms, including syncope. Coexistent conditions cannot be unfortunately ruled out and follow up with your primary care doc is recommended in trying to sort it out.

Question 3

when cjd is such a rare disease, why would a doctor declare a cjd diagnosis without a biopsy? father had seizures, false positive prion test, dementia

Accepted Answer

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Dz: The only currently available way to definitively diagnose creutzfeldt-jakob disease is brain biopsy or autopsy.  Doctors are trying develop a spinal fluid test to detect a specific protein marker for neuronal degeneration -- easier than a brain biopsy, but it has a 5-10% false positive rate.  http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cjd/detail_cjd.htm  his history & exam must have been very convincing?

Question 4

can overmethylation cause dementia?

Accepted Answer

No: Dementia is usually differentiated into two types: vascular type, and non-vascular type.  Vascular dementia is due to disruption in the vascular supply causing degeneration of neurons.  Non-vascular dementia, such as Alzheimer's dementia, Lewy body dementia are cause by mechanisms involve amyloid plaque depositions and neurofibrillary tangles, and accumulation of Lewy body in the neuron.

Question 5

what are the most common causes of dementia at 22?

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Wow: It is so uncommon I guess I would say dementia from alcohol and drug abuse, vascular origin and maybe post traumatic would be most common in that age group.  You can go way out and say perhaps some severe metabolic disorders like hypothyroidism might be a cause... But all these are really really uncommon.

Question 6

can fixcom 4 cause dementia?

Accepted Answer

I am not: aware of such association...LIVER FUNCTION ABNORMALITIES and Gastrointestinal irritation
are the known side effects.

Hope this helps!
Dr Z'

Question 7

can radon cause dementia?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Radon dementia: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmc1579210
natural distribution of environmental radon daughters in the different brain ... Alzheimer's disease and senile dementia:                 www.Idahoradon.Com/alzheimers-parkinsons-studies
radon is a primary source of harmful radiation exposure for humans; ... Memory loss: dementia such as forgetting things more.

Question 8

what causes vascular dementia?

Accepted Answer

Lots of contributors: Hypertension, heart disease and diabetes are medical illnesses which contribute.  Certainly lifestyle issues such as smoking and alchol can contribute.  Vascular dementia can involve lareger strokes with obvious immediate changes, or microvascular changes or "mini-strokes" which can cause increased impairment usually in memory and executive functions over time.

Question 9

what are the causes of senile dementia?

Accepted Answer

3 main causes: Alzheimer's disease, lewy body dementia and vascular dementia are the top 3 causes. Death of brain cells results from the abnormal accumulation of proteins in the first 2 disorders. Vascular refers to loss of brain cells from little stroke-like events that deprive them of nutrition.

Question 10

can dementia caused from cirrhosis be cured?

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Symptom control: Dementia from cirrhosis is actually called hepatic encephalopathy (build up of toxins like ammonia in the brain), with the common theme resulting in confusion. Hepatic encephalopathy can be controlled with certain medications, so i would recommend you see a liver specialist to discuss these options. Once hepatic encephalopathy occurs, liver transplantat discussion should occur with your doctor.

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