Seizures may occur, usually late in the course. Cognitive decline/dementia is of subcortical vascular type with impaired executive and organizing functions, general mental and psychomotor slowing ...

LATE-NC diagnostic criteria improve differentiation from Alzheimer's, addressing challenges in memory-loss syndromes and guiding therapeutic interventions.

The patient with subcortical dementia has evidence of CVA or other abnormalities on structural brain imaging scans (hyperintensities in greater than one third of their white matter) and classic ...

CMBs in lobar regions suggest cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA), which is sometimes accompanied by superficial siderosis (SS), while subcortical CMBs indicate hypertensive origins. This study ...

There are rare faulty genetic disorders passed down in families that can cause vascular dementia, by damaging blood vessels in the brain. One is called CADASIL which stands for ‘cerebral autosomal ...

In Parkinson’s specifically, the technology focuses on analysing the time between pressing and releasing a key – since this kind of metric is more likely to be controlled by subcortical ...

Jan. 29, 2025 — Older adults whose cholesterol changes over time may be more likely to develop dementia than people whose cholesterol is stable, regardless of the actual cholesterol level ...

A simple blood test that could revolutionise dementia diagnosis has started trials in NHS clinics. The study of more than 3,000 patients will verify a diagnostic test suitable for routine use that ...

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) can be hard to diagnose, because it is an uncommon type of dementia and does not cause memory problems at first. However, there are some ways to diagnose FTD including ...

If you need dementia support, we’re here for you. All calls with the Dementia Support Line are recorded for training and quality purposes. Calls charged at standard local rate. If you are in an ...