by Jimmy Carter | Oct 18, 2018 | Dementia, Vascular Dementia
A stroke happens every 40 seconds and is the leading cause of death in the United States. With these stunning statistics in mind, and the awareness that stroke is the primary cause of vascular dementia, we started our exploration of the topic last week. In our last...
by Jimmy Carter | Oct 11, 2018 | Vascular Dementia
On a previous blog post we laid out one of the main types of dementia, Vascular Dementia, caused by stroke, current estimates claim that 15 to 20% of all dementia cases are in the vascular dementia category. With that in mind, we thought it was a good idea to explore...
by Jimmy Carter | Jul 18, 2018 | Dementia, Vascular Dementia
What is vascular dementia? Vascular dementia or vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) occurs when the blood flow to the brain is impaired. Inadequate blood flow can damage and kill cells anywhere in the body, but the brain, home to one of the body’s richest networks of...
