Supplementary Table 1.
Organic and non-organic causes of behavioral change.(4-7)
Vasculopathy | Cerebral ischemia and infarction Cerebral venous thrombosis Cerebral hemorrhage Moya Moya disease Hypertensive encephalopathy |
Infective | Encephalitis Meningitis Brain abscesses HIV Neurosyphilis Tuberculous meningitis Toxoplasmosis Septic encephalopathy from other sources |
Trauma | Traumatic brain injury Post-concussion syndrome |
Autoimmune | SLE Multiple sclerosis Autoimmune encephalitis NMDA encephalitis Sjogren’s syndrome |
Metabolic | Hypoglycemia Hyperglycemia Uremic encephalopathy Hepatic encephalopathy Vitamin B12 deficiency Hypercalcemia Hyponatremia Wilson’s disease Hypoxia Carbon monoxide poisoning Nitrogen narcosis from diving |
Iatrogenic and Injury | Adverse drug reactions Drug-drug interactions Abrupt discontinuation of certain drugs Drug withdrawal Bites from venomous animals Lead poisoning |
Neoplasm and | Primary brain tumors |
Neurological | Metastasis to the brain Paraneoplastic syndrome Temporal lobe epilepsy Non convulsive seizure |
Structural and Social | Raised intracranial pressure Normal pressure hydrocephalus Social deprivation Abuse and neglect Religious trance states and spirit possessions |
Alcohol and other substance Abuse | Alcohol intoxication Korsakoff syndrome Delirium Tremens Wernicke encephalopathy Illicit drug abuse |
Behavioral (Psychiatric conditions) | Psychotic disorder Schizoaffective disorder Mood disorders Bipolar disorder Psychosomatic disorders Post-traumatic stress disorder Acute grief response Adjustment disorder Peripartum mood, bipolar or psychotic disorders Dissociative disorders |
Congenital and inherited conditions | Genetic conditions and syndromes Inherited conditions - Huntington’s disease, Wilson’s disease |
Degenerative | Dementia - Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, frontotemporal dementia, Lewy body dementia Parkinson disease |
Endocrine | Hypothyroidism, myxedema coma Hyperthyroidism, thyroid storm Cushing’s syndrome Hyperparathyroidism |
The above table of causes is non-exhaustive.