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What could cause what appears to be the sudden onset of schizophrenia in a 50-year-old male?
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∙ 11y ago
- Drug use
- Dementia, such as Alzheimer's disease
- Cancers, especially in the temporal lobe
- Temporal lobe epilepsy
- Infectious illness, especially that which affects the brain
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What is sudden?
A sudden, unexplained death, not otherwise attributable to an outside cause, occurring to someone who to all intents and purposes appears healthy and active.
What is sudden death?
A sudden, unexplained death, not otherwise attributable to an outside cause, occurring to someone who to all intents and purposes appears healthy and active.
What forms of abuse can cause paranoid schizophrenia?
There is no evidence that abuse can cause paranoid schizophrenia.
What cause schizophrenia during pregnancy?
Viruses during the second trimester may be a cause of schizophrenia.
Can medicines intake cause schizophrenia?
No. There are some psychedelic drugs that can mimic schizophrenia, but there is no known external cause.
Does a bad childhood cause schizophrenia?
Although it was once thought that a bad childhood could cause schizophrenia, the current understanding of schizophrenia is of a primarily neurological disease.
Can opium cause schizophrenia?
no
Is Schizophrenia degenerative?
Schizophrenia is not specifically a disease of aging, and generally appears fairly early in life, in the teenage years or the 20's, so it is not a degenerative disease, even though it is a very serious disease which can cause a person's quality of life to degenerate.
What primary neurotransmitters are involved in schizophrenia?
Dopamine. Increase in dopemine is a possible cause for schizophrenia.
What is illness cause by defficiency?
schizophrenia
Can cocaine cause schizophrenia?
yes
Can traumatic events cause schizophrenia?
Yes, trauma can cause schizophrenia. There are plently of articles online, if you would like to know more about this.
