Multi-infarct dementia

Introduction: Multi-infarct dementia

Description of Multi-infarct dementia

Multi-infarct dementia (medical condition): Dementia due to brain blood clots and strokes....more »

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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: dementia, due to significant cerebrovascular disease, with a stepwise deteriorating course and a 'patchy' distribution of neurologic deficits.
Source: CRISP

Multi-infarct dementia: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Multi-infarct dementia:

• Multi
• Infarct
• Dementia (394 causes)
• Dementia symptoms (394 causes)
• Dementia syndrome
• SYN
• Vascular
• Vascular disease
• Vascular disorder

Multi-infarct dementia: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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)

Multi-infarct dementia as a Disease

Multi-infarct dementia (medical condition): See Multi-Infarct Dementia (disease information).
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Multi-infarct dementia: Related Diseases

Multi-infarct dementia: Multi-infarct dementia is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Dementia
• Brain conditions
• Speech and communication conditions
• Degenerative conditions
• Head conditions
• Nervous system conditions
• Mental health conditions
• Senior health conditions
• Cerebrovascular conditions
• Circulatory system conditions

Multi-infarct dementia: Article Excerpts

Multi-infarct dementia (MID), a common cause of dementia in the elderly, occurs when blood clots block small blood... (Source: excerpt from NINDS Multi-Infarct Dementia Information Page: NINDS)

Multi-infarct dementia (MID), a common cause of dementia in the elderly, occurs when blood clots block small blood vessels in the ... (Source: excerpt from NINDS Multi-Infarct Dementia Information Page: NINDS)

More information on medical condition: Multi-Infarct Dementia:

• Information about Multi-Infarct Dementia
• Basic Summary for Multi-Infarct Dementia
• Types of Multi-Infarct Dementia
• Risk Factors for Multi-Infarct Dementia
• Symptoms of Multi-Infarct Dementia
• Complications of Multi-Infarct Dementia
• Misdiagnosis of Multi-Infarct Dementia
• Treatments for Multi-Infarct Dementia

Multi-infarct dementia as a Symptom

Multi-infarct dementia (symptom): also known as vascular dementia...more »

Multi-infarct dementia (symptom): Multi-infarct dementia (MID), a common cause of dementia in the elderly, occurs when blood... (Source: excerpt from NINDS Multi-Infarct Dementia Information Page: NINDS)

Multi-infarct dementia (symptom): See Multiinfarct dementia (symptom information).

More information on symptom: Multiinfarct dementia:

• Multiinfarct dementia

Multi-infarct dementia: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Multi-infarct dementia:

• Alzheimer's disease
• suicidal ideation
• frontal lobe dementia
• pseudodementia
• bipolar disorder
• post partum depression
• post menstrual syndrome
• personality disorder
• schizophrenia
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Terms associated with Multi-infarct dementia:

Terms Similar to Multi-infarct dementia:

• Vascular dementia

Source: Diseases Database

• Binswanger's disease
• Dementia multi-infarct

Source - NIH

Broader terms for Multi-infarct dementia

• dementia

Source - CRISP

The term Multi-infarct dementia can be used for:

• Binswanger's disease
• multifocal dementia

Source: CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Multi-infarct dementia:

• infarct

Source: CRISP

External links related to: Multi-infarct dementia

• Aspirin for vascular dementia (Cochrane Review)
• Multi-infarct Dementia
• eMedicine - Vascular Dementia : Article by Kannayiram Alagiakrishnan, MD
• eMedicine - Multi-infarct Dementia : Article by Giovanni d'Avossa, MD
• Multi-Infarct Dementia Information Page: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
• Donepezil for vascular cognitive impairment (Cochrane Review)

Source: Diseases Database

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