Multi-Infarct Dementia: Multi-infarct dementia (MID), a common cause of dementia in the elderly, occurs when blood clots block small blood vessels in the brain and ... more about Multi-Infarct Dementia.
Multi-Infarct Dementia: Dementia due to brain blood clots and strokes. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Multi-Infarct Dementia is available below.
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Multi-infarct dementia (MID), a common cause of dementia in the elderly, occurs when blood clots block small blood vessels in the brain and destroy brain tissue. Probable risk factors are high blood pressure and advanced age. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Multi-Infarct Dementia Information Page: NINDS)
Dementia, due to significant cerebrovascular disease, with a stepwise deteriorating course and a 'patchy' distribution of neurologic deficits. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Multi-Infarct Dementia is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Multi-Infarct Dementia, or a subtype of Multi-Infarct Dementia,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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