Reversible dementia, also known as "pseudo-dementia," can be caused by many factors, but generally, the cause can be found through medical tests, as follows:
Emotional factors: Major changes such as divorce, bereavement, retirement, etc., affecting the patient's mental and physical health, leading to changes such as depression.
Nutritional deficiencies: Prolonged selective eating, imbalanced diet, can lead to nutritional deficiencies, lack of folic acid, niacin, riboflavin, thiamine, and other nutrients, which can affect cognition.
Hormonal imbalance: Abnormal thyroid function, adrenal function, etc., may cause reversible dementia.
Adverse reactions to medications: A common factor, antipsychotic drugs, anti-anxiety drugs, antiepileptic drugs, etc., may cause reversible dementia.
