Vascular Dementia What is BINSWANGER Disease

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Channel: Healthy Lifestyle · 2018 · Education

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Vascular Dementia What is BINSWANGER Disease.

Binswanger's disease, also known as subcortical leukoencephalopathy, is a form of small vessel vascular dementia caused by damage to the white brain matter. White matter atrophy can be caused by many circumstances including chronic hypertension as well as old age.

Symptoms include :
forgetfulness (but not as severe as the forgetfulness of Alzheimer's disease),
changes in speech,
an unsteady gait,
clumsiness or frequent falls,
changes in personality or mood (most likely in the form of apathy, irritability, and depression).

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