Vascular Dementia   Post Stroke Dementia
Channel: Stroke Assaulter
Date: 2019-04-13

Vascular dementia symptoms may be most clear-cut when they occur suddenly following a stroke. When changes in your thinking and reasoning seem clearly linked to a stroke, this condition is sometimes called post-stroke dementia.
Post-stroke dementia (PSD) or post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI) may affect up to one third of stroke survivors. 
The risk of incident dementia is high among patients with ischemic stroke, particularly in association with intercurrent medical illnesses that might cause cerebral hypoxia or ischemia, suggesting that cerebral hypoperfusion may serve as a basis for some cases of dementia after stroke.

Vascular dementia symptoms vary, depending on the part of your brain where blood flow is impaired. Symptoms often overlap with those of other types of dementia, especially Alzheimer's disease dementia.
Early signs of vascular dementia include:
• concentration problems, for example, losing interest in what’s happening around you
• mood and personality changes, such as irritability or feeling low
• feeling confused
• increasing difficulty with skills, such as reading or driving
• difficulty with decision making and planning, for example, trouble completing tasks
• difficulty with daily activities, such as paying with money
• difficulty with language, for example, becoming less fluent.
The condition is progressive which means it will probably get worse over time. However, research has shown that improving your lifestyle can slow down progression, so that you're able to continue to live an active life, for as long as possible.
Later signs of vascular dementia will mean that early signs worsen and may also include:
• becoming increasingly confused and disorientated
• memory loss and difficulty concentrating
• difficulty remembering words or communicating
• difficulty with balance or falling frequently
• depression and personality changes
• loss of bladder control.


  

If you notice the signs and symptoms of a stroke in your or someone around you

Facial Droop
Slurred Speech
Stuttering
Inappropriate Word Usage for situation or context
Inability to stand
General Weakness or Weakness to one Body Side
Inability to properly and evenly Smile

Please Immediately place that person in a position of comfort and Dial 911

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Here is the research I did for this video:

Vascular Dementia
Also known as Vascular Contributions to Cognitive Impairment and Dementia

https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/vascular-dementia


Vascular dementia
https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/conditions/vascular-dementia


Vascular Dementia

https://www.stroke.org/we-can-help/survivors/stroke-recovery/post-stroke-conditions/cognition/vascular-dementia/


Post-stroke dementia – a comprehensive review
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5241961/

Understanding Vascular Dementia

http://strokeconnection.strokeassociation.org/Summer-2016/Understanding-Vascular-Dementia/

Incidence of Dementia After Ischemic Stroke
Results of a Longitudinal Study

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/01.STR.0000028235.91778.95

Preexisting Dementia in Stroke Patients
Baseline Frequency, Associated Factors, and Outcome

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/01.STR.28.12.2429