Question 1

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 2

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 3

what causes dementia and its symptoms?

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The brain areas: Each different type of dementia causes damage to different parts of the brain. The symptoms a person has depends on the brain areas affected.

Question 4

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 5

will taking ,5 mg of clonzapam (one pill)once a week cause dementia?

Accepted Answer

: Not at all.  Although high doses can cause cognitive clouding and "brain fog", this is temporary only.  There is no long term effect causing dementia.

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

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 8

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 9

can dementia cause dizziness?

Accepted Answer

Sort of: There are many causes of dementia, including some we don't normally think of, such as vitamin deficiency, stroke, or brain tumor.  Some of these diseases can cause dizziness in addition to dementia.  More typically, dizziness does not accompany dementia.  Dizziness can be a separate problem from dementia, or might help pinpoint an underlying cause for both.

Question 10

does radiation cause symptoms of dementia?

Accepted Answer

Not sure what type: Of radiation you are referring to. Could you be more specific?

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