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   Vascular Dementia   
   After Alzheimer's Disease, Vascular Dementia is the second most common form of   
   dementia in the elderly, accounting for 10-20 % of dementia cases. Vascular   
   Dementia usually results from damage to brain functioning from multiple   
   strokes (also known as    
   multi-infarct dementia). Binswanger's disease (also known as subcortical   
   vascular dementia) is a rare, slowly progressing form of vascular dementia   
   induced by diseased blood vessels residing deep within the brain. To date no   
   cure has been discovered.    
   When a person has both Alzheimer's Disease and Vascular Dementia, we refer to   
   this condition as mixed dementia.   
   Risk factors for multi-infarct vascular dementia   
   Since stroke is one of the causes of vascular dementia, the conditions that   
   predispose to stroke are risk factors for dementia as well.  The following are   
   all recognized to contribute to the risk of stroke:   
   High blood pressure   
   Smoking   
   High blood cholesterol level   
   Diabetes mellitus   
   Obesity   
   Lack of regular exercise   
   Decreased cerebral circulation resulting from impaired cardiac output   
   Rupture of cerebral aneurysm   
   Symptoms   
      
   Vascular Dementia is generally characterized by a distinct start date followed   
   by a decline during which the individual is aware 'that something is wrong'.   
   There may be a history of multiple episodes of sudden deterioration. As well   
   as the symptoms seen    
   in all persons with dementia, sufferers of vascular dementia commonly have    
   difficulties with gait (walking) or balance, trouble articulating speech,   
   prominent mood swings and sometimes seizures. Depression is common.   
   Since Vascular Dementia can be caused by strokes, the individual can also   
   suffer from stroke-related conditions such as aphasia - the inability to form   
   and/or understand words and abnormalities of vision.   
   Preventative measures to take against the risk of Vascular Disease include   
   controlling high blood pressure, reducing blood cholesterol and quitting   
   smoking. Ask your physician for advice.   
   Treatment   
      
   In an effort to prevent ongoing strokes a physician may prescribe daily doses   
   of aspirin.   
   Vascular Dementia Resources   
      
   - Memory Loss & the Brain from Rutgers University   
   - Multi-infarct or Vascular Dementia from the NIH (US)   
   - National Stroke Association   
   - Vascular Dementia from the University of California, San Francisco   
      
      
   http://www.alzwell.com/vascular_dementia.html   
      
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