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Binswanger's disease

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Binswanger's disease is a rare form of multi-infarct dementiacaused by damage to deep white brain matter. It is characterized by loss of memory and intellectual function and by changes in mood.

Binswanger's disease is one of the neurologicalsyndromes associated with hypertension. It is uncommon, but obviously devastating. The histologicfindings are diffuse, irregular loss of axonsand myelinaccompanied by widespread gliosis. Small infarctsmay be seen in the frontal lobes. The pathologicmechanism may be damage caused by severe atherosclerosis.

A patient with long term severe hypertension develops progressive dementia. CT scansof the head demonstrate a diffuse loss of deep hemispheric white matter.

Binswanger's disease has no known treatment, let alone cure, although drugs used to treat high blood pressure, depression, arrhythmiaand low blood pressureare used to treat the condition's symptoms.[1]

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Categories: Neurology| Eponymous diseases| Cognitive disorders

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