Senile Dementia
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Senile Dementia Underlying Cause
Causes of senile
dementia
include:
AIDS
Alcoholism
Alzheimer's disease
Atherosclerosis
Depression
Diabetes
Encephalitis
Head injury
Hypothyroidism
Kidney failure
Cirrhosis of the liver
Hepatitis
Medication side effects
Meningitis
Multiple sclerosis
Normal pressure hydrocephalus
Parkinson's disease
Stroke
Syphilis
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