<unk>  describes the signs and symptoms of hippocampal and prefrontal cortical dysfunction, such as deficits in memory, attention, and executive function, induced by glucocorticoids. Dementia-like symptoms have been found in some individuals who have been exposed to glucocorticoid medication, often dispensed in the form of asthma, arthritis, and anti-inflammatory<unk>  medications. The condition reverses, but not always completely, within months after<unk>  treatment is stopped. The term<unk>  dementia" was coined by Varney et al. (1984) in reference to the effects of long-term glucocorticoid use in 1,500 patients. While the condition generally falls under the classification of Cushing's<unk> , the term<unk> " is particularly useful because it recognizes both the cause of the<unk>  and the specific effects of glucocorticoids on cognitive function. Further, the more precise terminology clearly distinguishes the condition from full-blown Cushing's<unk> , which is extremely broad regarding the causes (endogenous or exogenous, pituitary or adrenal) and the multitude of symptoms (ranging from skin disorders to osteoporosis), and from hypercortisolemia, which identifies neither the source nor the symptoms of excess circulatory cortisol.
Steroid dementia syndrome
Alcohol-related dementia
Depression of Alzheimer disease
Powassan encephalitis
Autoimmune encephalitis
Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis
Wernicke encephalopathy
Vascular dementia