Try: Vascular dementia is increasingly common in care recipients cr vascular dementia has multiple causes stroke small vessel disease or a mixture of the two can cause vascular dementia most commonly there is a blockage of small blood vessels somewhere in the vast system of arteries that feeds the brain and enters through the base of the skull also a weak patch on an artery wall can balloon outward and form an aneurysm which can burst and deprive the brain of oxygen it is estimated that about 50 percent of the cases of vascular dementia result from hypertension or high blood pressure less common causes of vascular dementia are associated with diseases of the arteries such as lupus and temporal arteritis which are treatable with drugs that suppress the immune system fortunately many of these causes are preventable encourage the cr to have a healthy diet and to exercise if possible note if the cr exhibits any of the symptoms of vascular dementia contact a physician immediately information references helpguide org

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