Dementia due to metabolic causes

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Central nervous system

Dementia due to metabolic causes is a deterioration of mental function caused by various metabolic disorders.

Dementia associated with metabolic disorders may cause reversible or irreversible confusion and changes in intellect or reasoning.

Metabolic causes of dementia include, but are not limited to:

• Endocrine disorders
  • Addison's disease
  • Cushing's disease
  • Diabetic nephropathy
  • Diabetic ketoacidosis
  • Insulinoma or hypoglycemia
  • Hypoparathyroidism
  • Hyperparathyroidism
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Thyrotoxicosis
  • Pheochromocytoma
• Metabolic disorders
  • Acid/base disorders of any type
  • Fluid electrolyte disorders of any type
  • Hyponatremia
  • Hypercalcemia
  • Kidney failure, with uremia
  • Liver disease
  • Porphyria
• Nutritional disorders
  • Vitamin B-1 deficiency
  • Vitamin B-12 deficiency
  • Pellagra
  • Protein-calorie malnutrition

Review Date: 03/05/2007
Reviewed By: Daniel Kantor, M.D., Director of the Comprehensive MS Center, Neuroscience Institute, University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville, FL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.