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  2. Neuroferritinopathy - Wikipedia

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    However this is unreliable as method of diagnosis since some patients show typical serum ferritin levels even at the latest stages of neuroferritinopathy. [1] Cerebral spinal fluid tests also are typically normal. [8] Ferritin aggregates found in the skin, liver, kidney and muscle tissues may help in diagnosing neuroferritinopathy. [8]

  3. Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis - Wikipedia

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    In children, a ferritin above 10000 μg/L is very sensitive and specific for the diagnosis of HLH, [17] however, the diagnostic utility for ferritin is less for adult HLH patients. [18] The serum fibrinogen level is usually low and the D-dimer level is elevated. [citation needed] The sphingomyelinase is elevated. [19] Bone marrow biopsy shows ...

  4. Adult-onset Still's disease - Wikipedia

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    The disease is considered a diagnosis of exclusion. [1] Levels of the iron-binding protein ferritin may be extremely elevated with this disorder. AOSD may present in a similar manner to other inflammatory diseases and to autoimmune diseases , which must be ruled out before making the diagnosis.

  5. Latent iron deficiency - Wikipedia

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    The ideal is to increase the body's iron deposits, measured as levels of ferritin in serum, with the aim of reaching a ferritin value between 30 and 100 ng/mL. Another clinical study has shown an increase in ferritin levels in those taking iron compared with others receiving a placebo. [11]

  6. Vitamin B12 deficiency symptoms - AOL

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    Once you get an evaluation, a doctor will usually order a blood test to check for a vitamin B12 deficiency, along with other potential factors that could cause dementia-like symptoms, Sachdev says.

  7. Dementia with Lewy bodies - Wikipedia

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    Dementia with Lewy bodies can only be definitively diagnosed after death with an autopsy of the brain (or in rare familial cases, via a genetic test), [2] so diagnosis of the living is referred to as probable or possible. [25] Diagnosing DLB can be challenging because of the wide range of symptoms with differing levels of severity in each ...

  8. Mild cognitive impairment - Wikipedia

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    Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a diagnosis that reflects an intermediate stage of cognitive impairment that is often, but not always, a transitional phase from cognitive changes in normal aging to those typically found in dementia, [1] especially dementia due to Alzheimer's disease (Alzheimer's dementia). [2]

  9. Everything you need to know about the Mayo Clinic diet - AOL

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    The Mayo Clinic diet, a program that adheres to this notion, was developed by medical professionals based on scientific research, so you can trust that this program is based on science, and not ...