What is Vascular Dementia?
Case description
Vascular dementia is cognitive impairment caused by damaged or blocked blood vessels in the brain. The symptoms of vascular dementia can vary from person to person, depending on what part of the brain is damaged and other health factors.
Patient may experience:
-changes in language, attention, reasoning and memory;
-slowed motor speed;
-impaired planning and organisational skills;
-repeating words, phrases or gestures without meaning to;
-feelings of depression and apathy.
Video by Dementia Australia
Patient may experience:
-changes in language, attention, reasoning and memory;
-slowed motor speed;
-impaired planning and organisational skills;
-repeating words, phrases or gestures without meaning to;
-feelings of depression and apathy.
Video by Dementia Australia
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