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Dementia Vs Encephalopathy

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Dr. Shafi Ullah Khan MD

I HAD AN MRI THAT SHOWED SIGNS OF CHRONIC PEIVENTRICULAR LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY. HOW SERIOUS IS THIS? I AM 75.DOES THIS INDICATE DEMENTIA? ... View answer

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Dr. Maruti Karale MD

encephalopathy , he was first diagnosed with cirossis two years ago and takes tenofivir. Lactulose treatment has ... the impression that dementia caused all his cognitive problems. He has never respoonded... View answer

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Dr. Erion Spaho MD

remember anything. He has current diagnosis: Anoxic brain injury Dementia Acute encephalopathy Seizure ... View answer

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Dr.  Olsi Taka MD

remember anything. He has current diagnosis: Anoxic brain injury Dementia Acute encephalopathy Seizure ... , hypertention Neurologist discontinued of Donepezil , considering this is not the case of Alzheimer... View answer

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Dr. Erion Spaho MD

My 79 year old mother was recently diagnosed with moderate dementia . History: septic encephalopathy in Oct., 2015. She has very little memory of her 2 week hospital stay. Since that time, she does ... View answer

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Dr. Matt Wachsman MD

Diabetes/osteoarthrytis/hypothyroidism and recently diagnosed with mild dementia and hashimoto s encephalopathy. Low appetite making feeding difficult. This is my wife s condition. She is 78 yrs old. We are ... View answer

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Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash MD

I know that I have an autoimmune encephalopathy (basal ganglia encephalopathy) but I continuously alternated between chilling and breaking a sweat. Most annoying! I don t have symptoms currently of any ... View answer

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Dr. Partho Sarathi Roy MD

can you pass a DOT physical if you have hepatic encephalopathy? ... View answer

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Dr. Olgeta Xhufka MD

My brother has encephalopathy from an extremely high blood pressure event, 270 over 140. He is ... brain damage leading to eventual dementia? Other factors are that he had a successful heart procedure 2 ... View answer

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Dr. Akhtarhusian GHAUSI MD

Hi. My nephew has been diagnosed with encephalopathy. He has AVM. the first attack bleeding on the ... AVM. We belived he was in a comma. after a eeg; dr s said he has encephalopathy. He is still paralized ... View answer

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