Diseases

Binswanger Disease

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A form of dementia with blood vessel abnormalities in the deep white-matter of the brain causing loss of memory, decreasing cognition, and mood changes. ... Binswanger Disease is a slowly progressive condition. There is currently no cure. The disorder is often marked by strokes and partial recovery.

SYMPTOMS

Changes in speech
An unsteady gait
Clumsiness or frequent falls
Changes in personality or mood (most likely in the form of apathy, irritability, and depression) and
Urinary symptoms that aren't caused by urological disease.

CAUSES

Binswanger disease is primarily caused by atherosclerosis, thromboembolism and disorders in the blood vessels that supply the deep tissues of the brain. Other predisposing risk factors of binswanger’s disease include elevated cholesterol levels, heart disorders, diabetes, elevated blood pressure and history of smoking.