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Vascular Dementia, This incorporates multi-infarct dementia, the result of a series of small strokes, which in themselves may not be recognised, and single-infarct dementia, which oc...
Causes of Memory Loss and Dementia, The most common type is called multi-infarct dementia. In effect, this is like having many tiny strokes, that otherwise go unrecognised, throughou...
Dementia, Brain damage due to cerebrovascular disease: either major stroke, multiple smaller unrecognised strokes (multi-infarct) or chronic changes in smaller vessels (subc...
Synonyms: C erebral A utosomal D ominant A rteriopathy with S ubcortical I nfarcts and L eucoencephalopathy (CADASIL), familial vascular leukoencephalopathy Epidemiology This is a r...
Cerebrovascular accident. Multi-infarct dementia. Neurological Pyramidal disease Multiple sclerosis.
Marchiafava-Bignami syndrome (gait disturbance and dementia, usually in people with alcohol dependence, thought to be due to bilateral reduction cerebral blood flow). Multi-infarct dementia...
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) - dementia usually apparent with myoclonic jerking, ataxia and pyramidal signs common. Multi-infarct dementia - this is characterised by cognitive impairme...
Frontotemporal Dementia, Synonyms: Pick complex, Pick's dementia, Pick's disease See the separate related Dementia article. Frontotemporal deme...
Progressive supranuclear palsy (Steele-Richardson-Olszewski disease). Multi-infarct dementia . Multiple sclerosis . Neuroacanthocytosis. Neurosarcoidosis. Neurosyphilis.
Posterior Myocardial Infarct, Posterior myocardial infarct epidemiology It is difficult to be sure of the percentage of myocardial infarctions that are posterior because it seems ...
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Lewy Body Dementia, You may have come across information describing some of the common symptoms of early stage dementia . Memory problems are not always the main symptoms of the ons...
Memory Loss and Dementia, Driving may be dangerous and not possible for someone with dementia. Lewy body dementia Lewy body dementia is a particular form of ...
Medication and Treatment for Dementia, But there are also many non-drug treatments that can help support a person with dementia. Dementia medication Medicines for d...
Neurodegenerative diseases: epilepsy is more common in people with Alzheimer's disease or multi-infarct dementia . Autoimmune disease. Brain neoplasm . Genetic diseases. D...
Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Standard informant interviews may help improve sensitivity (eg, the Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQCODE) . [ 5 ] Differen...
Supporting the Family of People with Dementia, See the separate Dementia article for further information about the condition itself. Definition "Dementia is a t...
Being confused or having dementia. Being on lots of medicines. Needing help to do everyday tasks. Living in a care home or nursing home.
Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia. Dementia is progressive and affects many brain functions, including memory. The exact cause of Alzheimer's diseas...
This means that the heart muscle supplied by the affected artery does not die (infarct). The underlying problem is a sudden reduction of blood flow to part of the heart muscle.