Table 2.

Possible Underlying Diseases for Non AD MCI (Revised after [45])

I Systemic Diseases

malnutrition, vitamin deficiencies, endocrinological disorders, collagenosis / vasculitides,

lupus erythematosus (LE), sarcoidosis, Hashimoto encephalitis, polyarteritis nodosa, and others

Other chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, radiation, hypoxia, hemodialysis

II Neurological Diseases

inflammatory diseases, chronic meningoencephalitis (HIV, neurosyphilis,

neuroborreliosis, herpes simplex encephalitis, etc.), autoimmune diseases (including Hashimoto's encephalitis), para-neoplastic syndrome with cerebral involvement (including limbic encephalitis)

vascular diseases, residual states after acute cerebral ischemia or bleeding, hydrocephalus, normal pressure hydrocephalus, brain tumors and metastases, residual states after traumatic brain, genetic disorders

III Medication

sedatives, lithium,. narcotics, antihypertensives,

cimetidin, tranquillizer, antidepressants, analgetics

IV Metabolic dysfunction

liver failure with cerebral degeneration, chronic renal failure, lipometabolic disorders and others

V Psychiatric Disorders

affective disorders, especially depressive disorders, substance abuse and others