Binswanger's Disease: Binswanger's disease is a rare form of dementia characterized by cerebrovascular lesions in the deep white-matter of the brain, loss ... more about Binswanger's Disease.
Binswanger's Disease: A type of senile dementia characterized by chronic cerebrovascular disease. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Binswanger's Disease is available below.
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Prognosis for Binswanger's Disease: Poor. Degenerative. Often death from stroke within 5 years.
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Binswanger's disease is a rare form of dementia characterized by cerebrovascular lesions in the deep white-matter of the brain, loss of memory and cognition, and mood changes. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Binswanger's Disease Information Page: NINDS)
Binswanger's Disease is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Binswanger's Disease, or a subtype of Binswanger's Disease,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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