Multi-Infarct Dementia
Multi-Infarct Dementia: Introduction
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 destroy brain ... 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.
Symptoms of Multi-Infarct Dementia
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symptoms of Multi-Infarct Dementia
Treatments for Multi-Infarct Dementia
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Home Diagnostic Testing
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Multi-Infarct Dementia?
Multi-Infarct Dementia: Related Patient Stories
Types of Multi-Infarct Dementia
- CADASIL (cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy) - genetic inherited form of MID.
- more types...»
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Multi-Infarct Dementia: Complications
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Causes of Multi-Infarct Dementia
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Disease Topics Related To Multi-Infarct Dementia
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Multi-Infarct Dementia: Undiagnosed Conditions
Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:
Misdiagnosis and Multi-Infarct Dementia
Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who
had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness
because he suffered from sudden...read more »
Alzheimer's disease over-diagnosed: The well-known disease of Alzheimer's disease
is often over-diagnosed.
Patients tend to assume that any memory loss or forgetulness symptom might be Alzheimer's,
whereas there are many other less...read more »
Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for
a patient to show mental decline to dementia.
Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various...read more »
Tremor need not be Parkinson's disease: There is the tendency to believe that
any tremor symptom, or shakiness, means Parkinson's disease.
The reality is...read more »
Mild traumatic brain injury often remains undiagnosed: Although the symptoms
of severe brain injury are hard to miss,
it is less clear for milder injuries, or even those causing a mild concussion diagnosis.
The condition...read more »
ADHD under-diagnosed in adults: Although the over-diagnoses of ADHD
in children is a well-known controversy, the reverse side related to adults.
Some adults can remain undiagnosed, and indeed the condition has usually been
overlooked...read more »
MTBI misdiagnosed as balance problem: When a person has symptoms
such as vertigo or dizziness, a diagnosis of brain injury may go overlooked.
This is particularly true of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI),...read more »
Rare diseases misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease: A rare genetic
disorder is often misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease for men in their 50's.
The disease Fragile X disorder can show only mild...read more »
Bipolar disorder misdiagosed as various conditions by primary physicians: Bipolar disorder (manic-depressive disorder)
often fails to be diagnosed correctly by primary...read more »
Eating disorders under-diagnosed in men: The typical patient with
an eating disorder is female.
The result is that men with eating disorders often fail to be...read more »
Depression undiagnosed in teenagers: Serious bouts of depression can be
undiagnosed in teenagers.
The "normal" moodiness of teenagers can cause severe medical...read more »
Brain pressure condition often misdiagnosed as dementia: A condition
that results from an excessive pressure of CSF within the brain is often misdiagnosed.
It may be misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease or dementia (such as ...read more »
Post-concussive brain injury often misdiagnosed: A study found that soldiers who had
suffered a concussive injury in battle often were misdiagnosed on their return.
A variety of symptoms can occur in post-concussion syndrome and these...read more »
Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be
correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients.
These patients are not the typical migraine...read more »
Undiagnosed anxiety disorders related to depression: Patients with depression (see symptoms of depression)
may also have undiagnosed anxiety disorders (see symptoms of anxiety disorders).
Failure to diagnose these...read more »
Vitamin B12 deficiency under-diagnosed: The condition of Vitamin B12 deficiency
is a possible misdiagnosis of various conditions, such as multiple sclerosis (see symptoms of multiple sclerosis).
See symptoms of...read more »
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Multi-Infarct Dementia: Research Doctors & Specialists
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- Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists):
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Hospitals & Clinics: Multi-Infarct Dementia
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Multi-Infarct Dementia: Rare Types
Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:
Latest Treatments for Multi-Infarct Dementia
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latest treatments for Multi-Infarct Dementia
Evidence Based Medicine Research for Multi-Infarct Dementia
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Multi-Infarct Dementia: Animations
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Prognosis for Multi-Infarct Dementia
Prognosis for Multi-Infarct Dementia:
Poor.
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Research about Multi-Infarct Dementia
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Clinical Trials for Multi-Infarct Dementia
The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally
and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Multi-Infarct Dementia include:
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Statistics for Multi-Infarct Dementia
Multi-Infarct Dementia: Broader Related Topics
Types of Multi-Infarct Dementia
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Article Excerpts about 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 destroy brain tissue. Probable risk factors are high blood
pressure and advanced age.
(Source: excerpt from NINDS Multi-Infarct Dementia Information Page: NINDS)
Definitions of Multi-Infarct Dementia:
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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