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Is The CT Scan Report Supportive Of Diagnosed Vascular Dementia?

My father had a CT scan and impressions read moderate-grade supratentorial proportional atrophy with white matter chronic gliotic changes. Probably and most commonly as a result of chronic small vessel ischemic disease, thrombotic microangiopathy . Is this supportive of vascular dementia dx? His internist told us he has cognitive dementia and put him on Aracept for one month then pulled him off when Dad & Mom noted no change. Internist will not advocate for Dad to seek out speicalist (i.e. neurologist/Frontotemporal Disease specialist), nor will he order an MRI to make clear dx. We are very confused about what exactly is going on.
Tue, 28 Feb 2017
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Hi and thank you for asking!

The ct findings are suggestive for vascular dementia and you should contact a neurologist for proper evaluation and treatment.

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Is The CT Scan Report Supportive Of Diagnosed Vascular Dementia?

Hi and thank you for asking! The ct findings are suggestive for vascular dementia and you should contact a neurologist for proper evaluation and treatment. Wish you health