Vascular dementia

Vascular dementia be dementia wey be caused by a series of strokes. Restricted blood flow secof strokes dey reduce oxygen den glucose delivery to de brain, wey dey cause cell injury den neurological deficits insyd de affected region.  Subtypes of vascular dementia dey include subcortical vascular dementia, multi-infarct dementia, stroke-related dementia, den mixed dementia.

Subcortical vascular dementia dey occur from damage to small blood vessels insyd de brain. Multi-infarct dementia dey result from a series of small strokes wey dey affect chaw brain regions. Stroke-related dementia wey dey involve successive small strokes dey cause a more gradual decline insyd cognition. Dementia fi occur wen neurodegenerative den cerebrovascular pathologies mix, as insyd susceptible elderly people (75 years den older). Cognitive decline fi be traced back to occurrence of successive strokes.

ICD-11 dey list vascular dementia as dementia due to cerebrovascular disease. DSM-5 dey list vascular dementia as either major anaa mild vascular neurocognitive disorder.

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