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Unit 17 Caring for Individual with Dementia: Introduction Vascular Notes Learning Aim (Distinction!)
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5 Facts Of Vascular DiseaseVascular dementia is the second most common dementia, and it is caused by the reduced
blood flow to the brain. It is estimated to have affected 150 people in the UK (NHS, 2019).
1. Who is at risk of having vascular dementia
Vascular dementia is more common in people between the ages of 60 and 70. If a person's
family has a history of conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, or stroke, that person
is at a higher risk. Your ethnicity are also a risk factor. According to the NHS, people of
Caribbean, South Asian, and African descent are more likely to develop vascular dementia
since diseases like diabetes and stroke are more common in those groups (NHS,2019).
2. What are the early stage of cognitive symptoms of dementia?
▪ Mood Swings
▪ challenges with planning or organisation, decision-making, or problem-solving
▪ problems in following a set of steps (e.g. cooking a meal)
▪ Problems concentrating, including short periods of abrupt confusion, are caused by a
slower rate of thought (Symptoms of vascular dementia, no date)
3. what is the difference vascular and Alzheimer’s disease?
The difference is that Vascular Dementia affects specific areas of the brain, whereas Alzheimer's
affects the entire brain (Dementia, 2014).
4, How is vascular dementia diagnosed?
A neurological examination and brain scanning techniques such as computerised tomography (CT)
or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) test are commonly used to identify vascular dementia. A
definitive diagnosis of Vascular dementia, like Alzheimer's disease, can only be determined after
death by studying the brain. It might be difficult to tell the difference between vascular dementia and
other types of dementia (Seux, 2012).
5. Is vascular dementia the most common dementia?
After Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia is the second most frequent cause of dementia
(Vascular dementia, 2018).
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