Dementia laboratory findings

	Dementia Microchapters
Patient Information
Overview
Classification
Causes Alzheimer's Disease; Parkinson's Disease; Binswanger's Disease; Dementia with Lewy bodies; Thiamine deficiency; Vascular dementia; Marijuana abuse; AIDS; Neurosyphilis; Normal pressure hydrocephalus; Vitamin B12 deficiency; Vitamin B6 deficiency;
Differential Diagnosis

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Laboratory Findings

Complete blood count (CBC)
Toxicology screening
Liver function tests (LFTs)
Calcium
Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) / creatinine
Glucose
Thyroid function tests
Vitamin B12 levels
Folate levels
Infectious/inflammatory screenings
HIV testing for suspected patients
Rapid plasma reagin (RPR) testing for those patients suspected of having syphilis