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  2. Vascular dementia - Wikipedia

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    Multi-infarct dementia results from a series of small strokes affecting several brain regions. Stroke-related dementia involving successive small strokes causes a more gradual decline in cognition. [4] Dementia may occur when neurodegenerative and cerebrovascular pathologies are mixed, as in susceptible elderly people (75 years and older).

  3. Binswanger's disease - Wikipedia

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    Binswanger's disease is a type of subcortical vascular dementia caused by white matter atrophy to the brain. However, white matter atrophy alone is not sufficient for this disease; evidence of subcortical dementia is also necessary.

  4. Dementia - Wikipedia

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    More than one type of dementia, known as mixed dementia, may exist together in about 10% of dementia cases. [2] The most common type of mixed dementia is Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. [87] This particular type of mixed dementia's main onsets are a mixture of old age, high blood pressure, and damage to blood vessels in the brain. [15]

  5. Microinfarct - Wikipedia

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    Microinfarcts may be the second most important cause of dementia, after Alzheimer's disease. [3] [4] Microinfarcts are microscopic lesions, of cellular death or tissue necrosis, which are a result of pathologies involving small vessels. Such pathologies are arteriosclerosis or cerebral amyloid angiopathy. [5]

  6. Encephalomalacia - Wikipedia

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    Red softening is one of the three types of cerebral softening. As its name suggests, certain regions of cerebral softening result in a red color. This is due to a hemorrhagic infarct, in which blood flow is restored to an area of the brain that was previously restricted by an embolism. This is termed a "red infarct" or also known as red ...

  7. Falls may increase dementia risk in older adults, study finds

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    Older adults who have experienced a traumatic injury after a fall are 21 percent more likely to later receive a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or another related dementia, a new study indicates.

  8. ICD-10 - Wikipedia

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    ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO). It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases. [1]

  9. 15 holiday gifts for dementia patients and caregivers ...

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    6. Music playlists can be compiled with your loved one’s favorite artists and songs. 7. Comfy, loose-fitting clothing, like sweatsuits, slip-on shirts, night gowns, bathrobes and lace-free shoes ...