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Are Small Vessel Ischemic Changes The Same As Having Lesions?
I just received the answer to my first question from Dr. Praveen Tayal and had one more related question to ask in light of his answer. Are you saying that I could possibly have vascular dementia if the lesions are responsible for memory impairment.Are small vessel ischemic changes the same as having lesions? I forgot to mention that my cholesterol was high and I was put on Crestor which has helped considerably.Thank you in advance. It is not my understanding that I pay for the second question and I keep getting directed to the Pay page!!
Fri, 6 Jun 2014
Vascular dementia can be caused by both infarcts of big size and by microangiopathic changes. You are also having high cholesterol which is a risk factor. Kindly visit a neurologist for starting of donepezil or memantine which help as cognitive enhancers.
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