Vascular dementia is a common cause of dementia in the elderly. Dementia is a condition that affects the brain and causes people to not think well or act normally. Vascular dementia is one type of dementia. It occurs when blood clots block small blood vessels in the brain and destroy brain tissue. Likely risk factors are high blood pressure and advanced age. This disease can cause stroke, migraine-like headaches, and psychiatric disturbances.
SYMPTOMS
Confusion.
Problems with recent memory.
Wandering or getting lost in familiar places.
Loss of bladder or bowel control (incontinence).
Unsteady gait.
Poor attention and concentration.
Emotional problems such as laughing or crying inappropriately.