Vascular dementia — cognitive impairment caused by disease in the brain’s small blood vessels — is a widespread problem, but it has not been as thoroughly studied as Alzheimer’s disease, in which ...
Vascular dementia - cognitive impairment caused by disease in the brain's small blood vessels - is a widespread problem, but it has not been as thoroughly studied as Alzheimer's disease, in which ...
There’s no specific test to confirm you have vascular dementia. Doctors often arrive at a diagnosis after considering your symptoms and observations from a neurological exam, lab tests, and brain ...
The factors that raise the risk of heart disease and stroke can also raise the risk of dementia. When blood vessels are damaged or blocked, it can deprive your brain of vital oxygen and nutrients, and ...
Almost half of all dementia cases can be attributed to risk factors that we can potentially influence ourselves, such as smoking and high blood pressure. A new study from Lund University shows which ...
Vascular dementia is the second most common type of dementia. Strokes that affect cognitive (thinking) abilities cause vascular dementia. Vascular dementia often worsens in a stepwise pattern, and ...
Vascular dementia is believed to affect the majority of the 6 million people in the US with dementia. It is the second most common type of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease. It also accounts for 20% ...
Obesity in midlife may cause vascular dementia later in life by raising blood pressure over decades and quietly damaging brain vessels, according to new research released Thursday. The danger could be ...