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Permanent is cause by lack of oxygen due to aging process. Reversible goes undiagnosed caused by certain drugs, low BP, constiptation, poor nutrition, depression, dehydration, and hormone imbalances.

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Possible causes of permanent senility  

  • lack of oxygen due to aging process 

  • Factors that deprive neurons of adequate oxygen (such as arteriosclerosis)

  • Degenerative structural changes (such as in Alzheimer's disease).

  • Dementia with Lewy bodies, or Pick's disease. Mini strokes (also known as vascular dementia)

  • Parkinson's disease

  • Huntington's disease

Possible causes of reversible senility

  • certain drugs 

  • Alcohol or substance use disorder.

  • Subdural hematomas, blood clots beneath the outer covering of the brain

  • Normal-pressure hydrocephalus, a buildup of fluid in the brain

  • poor nutrition

  • hormone imbalances or hypothyroidism

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