What is Binswanger's disease

Binswanger's disease can be defined as a form of multi-infarct dementia (Caused by damage to deep white brain matter). It is characterized by loss of memory and intellectual function and by changes in mood.

Causes of Binswanger's disease

Binswanger's Disease is a slow progressive dementia that is characterized by damage to small penetrating blood vessels in the sub cortical regions of the brain.

Signs And Symptoms of Binswanger's disease

Symptoms of Binswanger’s Disease are given below -

1) Mood changes.
2) Disease of heart valves
3) Blood abnormalities
4) Chronic hypertension,
5) Abnormal blood pressure
6) Blood abnormalities

Treatment of Binswanger's disease

The main goal of treatment of Binswanger's disease is to reduce the symptoms. Medications such as hypotension or hypertension are very useful in the treatment of Binswanger’s Disease. There is necessary to control the high blood pressure, low blood pressure, heart arrhythmias and depression.
 

Prevention of Binswanger's disease

Binswanger’s Disease is not preventable.