Do I Have Vascular Dementia?

Are you over 65?

Do you have a medical history of a stroke or disorders of the heart and blood vessels?

Do you smoke?

Do you have high blood pressure, high cholesterol or diagnosed diabetes?

Do you have little or no physical exercise, or eat an unhealthy diet or are you overweight?

Do you feel confused or disorientated?

Do you have trouble paying attention and concentrating?

Do you have problems with planning or organizing, making decisions or solving problems?

Do you have difficulties following a series of steps (e.g. cooking a meal)?

Do you have memory problems?

Do you have trouble speaking or understanding speech?

Do you feel restlessness and anxiety?

Do you have unsteady gait (difficulty walking and keeping balance)?

Do you have a sudden or frequent urge to urinate or inability to control passing urine?

Do you feel depression or apathy?

Based on your answers it is unlikely that you have vascular dementia. Vascular dementia is a medical condition characterized by the decline in thinking skills caused by reduced blood flow to the brain. Inadequate blood flow to the brain will damage brain cells causing various changes in the brain tissue. The changes in thinking skills can occur suddenly, such as after a stroke, or develop gradually over time, just like Alzheimer's disease dementia. In fact, in a large number of cases, vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease occur together. Vascular dementia is also known as “vascular cognitive impairment”. It is rare in people under the age of 65.

Based on your answers there is a possibility that you have vascular dementia. Vascular dementia is a medical condition that refers to a progressive loss of cognitive functions due to an injury or disease of blood vessels in the brain. The brain cells need a constant supply of oxygen and nutrients to work properly. If the blood vessels in the brain are damaged in any way, the brain cells will be left without nutrients and will eventually die, which will further cause problems with memory, thinking or reasoning.Vascular dementia is the second most common type of dementia. Diagnosing is based on a neurocognitive testing and an MRI.

Based on your answers there is a high possibility that you have vascular dementia. Vascular dementia is a condition usually caused by a stroke or some other type of blood vessel injury in the brain, which causes changes in memory, thinking and behavior. The symptoms will vary depending on the affected area in the brain. Some people may have memory problems, while others may have difficulty organizing and solving complex problems. People with this type of dementia often feel irritable or depressed. There is no cure for this condition, but the symptoms can be managed with medications. However, the brain damage that has already occurred cannot be reversed.