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Endocrine disorders
− Myxedema
− Cushing’s syndrome
− Hypoglycemia
Deficiency states
− Thiamine (B1) deficiency: Wernicke-Korsakoff amnestic
syndrome
− Pellegra (B3 deficiency) and other B complex deficiencies
− Zinc deficiency

Temporal lobe epilepsy (or partial complex seizure disorder)
Drugs—legal and illegal. For example:
− L-DOPA
− Amphetamine
− Hallucinogens
− Cocaine, crack, methamphetamines, stimulants

Conditions Causing Anxiety
Medical ailments that can present with anxiety include
(Diamond 2002):
Neurological illnesses (represent 25% of medical causes of
anxiety symptoms)
− Cerebral vascular insufficiency
− Anxiety states and personality change following head injury
− Infections of the central nervous system
o Meningitis
o Neurosyphilis
Degenerative disorders
− Alzheimer’s dementia
− Multiple sclerosis
− Huntington’s chorea