Question 1

can severe depression/anxiety/ocd cause dementia like symptoms?

two episodes of word salad from me and im only 27?

Accepted Answer

: Yes, emotional dysfunction can cause secondary cognitive issues, especially if your sleep pattern is poor secondary to this.  Contact a therapist, and deal with some of this via cognitive-behavioural approaches.  A psychiatrist may well be useful.  Some blood tests should be reassuring.  Highly unlikely you suffer a true neurological dementia at your age.

Question 2

i know that neurologists can treat certain disorders such as adhd, dementia or ocd. how is it different from the way a psychiatrist treats it?

Accepted Answer

More comprehensive: I would expect that a psychiatrist would include consideration of more emotional and family factors in eval and recc. Neurologists tend to focus just on dx and meds

Question 3

what could "subtle nonspecific t2/flair hyperintensity in the parietal region bilaterally " indicate in a healthy 18 year old? no diagnosis made. scared of dementia/ms/etc.? could cause be psychiatric? (i have a history of gad/ocd/depression)

Accepted Answer

: Such findings may be seen with smoking, prior head trauma, migraine, and perhaps MS.  However if all that is noted is a non-specific and subtle presence, this in itself is NOT confirmatory of any condition.  Psychiatric disorders do not show such patterns.  Ask your doctor whether further testing is advised.

Question 4

what are signs of dementia?

Accepted Answer

See below: Dementia has gradual onset: forgetfulness will increase with time;  disorientation to time and place;judgement, decision making, will be affected in the later stages; later loss of communication skills. Patients need to be evaluated for dementia by looking at various domains by a professional. In the elderly, sometimes depression might be confused for dementia, therefore a thorough exam is needed

Question 5

which dementias are inherited?

Accepted Answer

Many can be: Huntington's disease and early onset alzheimers are highly inherited. Late onset alzheimers, vascular and Parkinson's all have some genetic component.

Question 6

what are the causes of dementia?

Accepted Answer

Many causes: Some are heredity like huntingtons, early alzheimers, some are vascular with same risk as heart disease, others are due to infection (menigitits) or trauma (ie multiple head trauma),  some related to auto immune disease.  Clearly too many types to worry about.  Eat healthy and exercise, get regular check-up and enjoy your brain now.

Question 7

please describe the warning signs of dementia?

Accepted Answer

Little things: Problems with short term memory, selective word finding, driving, paying bills, shopping, keeping appointments, confusing medication, falls.

Question 8

can you delay dementia?

Accepted Answer

No: So far there is no definitive evidence showing how to delay the onset of dementia. Exercise has the most robust support but it is not definitive. There are dementia specific medications to delay functional decline though they do not change what is happening  in the brain.

Question 9

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 10

what is lewy body dementia?

Accepted Answer

The essentials: Lewey body dementia is defined by three things, visual hallucinations in the absence of othr drugs, psych diagnoses and Parkinson's disease, memory loss and perodic confusion, you can have parkinson symptoms but dont have to.  You also usually get behavorial problems and executive problems.  The hallucinations tend to be quite vivid and complex.

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Can severe depression/anxiety/ocd cause dementia like symptoms? two episodes of word salad from me and im only 27?

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I know that neurologists can treat certain disorders such as adhd, dementia or ocd. how is it different from the way a psychiatrist treats it?

A member asked:

What could "subtle nonspecific t2/flair hyperintensity in the parietal region bilaterally " indicate in a healthy 18 year old? no diagnosis made. scared of dementia/ms/etc.? could cause be psychiatric? (i have a history of gad/ocd/depression)

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What are signs of dementia?

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Which dementias are inherited?

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Can radon cause dementia?

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What is lewy body dementia?

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