Researchers investigating VCID are exploring diverse conditions that affect blood flow to and within the brain, including infarcts (an area of dead tissue resulting from a lack of blood supply), hemorrhages (bleeding from ruptured or damaged blood vessels), cerebral hypoperfusion (reduced blood flow), and small vessel disease in the brain such as that thought to be associated with white matter hyperintensities (white patches seen on brain MRI scans), and stroke. Vascular dementia can be a debilitating disease that transforms loved ones. Dementia is an umbrella term that describes a range of neurodegenerative conditions. Vascular Dementia - Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerve Disorders - MSD "Brain exercise doesn't have to be crossword puzzles and classic brain games," she says. Alzheimers.govwww.alzheimers.gov Living well with dementia - NHS We avoid using tertiary references. Unable to display preview. Functional significance of mild cognitive impairment in elderly patients without a dementia diagnosis. Here's why you should put vascular dementia on your radar and take action now. Symptoms may be most obvious after a major stroke. You may feel shock, anger, grief or worry, and not just for yourself but for the people around you too. This is an agreement between you and your doctors about the care you want to receive. Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: Sorry, a shareable link is not currently available for this article. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 2000;l1:294298. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610218002259. However, Barbe et al. The mean NPI and NPIdistress scores were 22.8618.82 and 11.859.52, respectively. Some cognitive issues that can affect work, reading, or concentration. 1994;44:12,2308. However, there are ongoing clinical trials for vascular dementia. Neurology. Any support you need and wholl provide it. Vascular dementia is a common type of dementia caused by reduced blood flow to the brain. Alzheimer's Disease Fact Sheet | National Institute on Aging 1982;140:56672. For the QoL-AD scores, the average of the self-reported and proxy scores were compared using the students t-test. Ready RE, Ott BR. California Privacy Statement, See additional information. A total of 98 home-dwelling patients were included. Development of a stroke-specific quality of life scale. A recent review has identified nine QoL measures for people with dementia and has assessed their psychometric properties [10]. Unlike this study result, Rmhild et al. This study showed that the discrepancy between patient- and caregiver-reported QoL showed no change based on cultural boundaries. Validity of the Quality of Well-being Scale for patients with Alzheimers disease. We link primary sources including studies, scientific references, and statistics within each article and also list them in the resources section at the bottom of our articles.