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Vascular Dementia is one of the common causes of Dementia resulting
from the interruption of the blood supply to the brain.
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The symptoms vary depending on the location and severity of the Strokes Patients may show a slow progression with a stepwise pattern in which the neurological deficits will deteriorate after a Stroke, then remain stable until the next Stroke.
- Slowly progressive Dementia, characterized by memory loss, judgment impairment, impaired thinking, personality changes, mood changes, Delirium, hallucination and confusion.
- Motor and sensory deficits, swallowing difficulties, speech impairment and gait disturbance.
- Impaired functional ability and social integration
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- Vascular Dementia is the second most common cause
of Dementia, after Alzheimer's disease
- It usually affects people over the age of 60, and is
slightly more common in men than in women
- Vascular Dementia is not hereditary
- Single or multiple Strokes that block small blood vessels in different parts of the brain. Most patients do not realize that they had a Stroke because the symptoms are not visible. However, the lesions can be seen on the brain scans such as CTs or MRIs.
- Cerebral hemorrhages
- Autoimune diseases of blood
vessels, such as Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and Temporal arteritis
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- Patients may show a stepwise development of symptoms rather than a steady, progressive cure.
- Brain CT or MRI scan may show multiple infarctions.
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- There is no treatment to reverse the progression of Dementia. Treatment should be focused on the control of the symptoms such as Depression, sleep disturbance or agitation.
- Control of the known risk factors is very important when dealing with the prevention of vascular Dementia.
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