Our last article on Vascular Dementia focused on symptoms for Vascular Dementia. Today, we would like to focus on some popular treatment for Vascular Dementia.
Brain imaging: Images of your brain can pinpoint visible abnormalities caused by strokes, blood vessel diseases, tumors or trauma that may cause changes in thinking and reasoning. A brain-imaging study can help your doctor zero in on more-likely causes for your symptoms and rule out other causes.
Neuropsychological Tests: Neuropsychological tests sometimes show characteristic results for people with different types of dementia. People with vascular dementia may have an exceptionally hard time analyzing a problem and developing an effective solution. This type of exam assesses your ability to speak, write and understand language, work with numbers, learn and remember information, develop a plan of attack and solve a problem according to an article on Mayo clinic published on 29th July 2021.
Medication to treat depression: Depression commonly occurs with vascular dementia and may add to problems with brain function. Your healthcare provider may prescribe antidepressant medications if you have depression.
Procedures to improve blood flow to your brain: These procedures could include carotid endarterectomy, angioplasty and stenting all these are treatment of vascular Dementia
In conclusion, Vascular dementia may get worse over time. The changes can happen in sudden steps or gradually, as each person has their own unique journey. However people with vascular dementia have a shorter life expectancy due to increased risk for additional stroke or heart attack. Treatments may help slow the progress of the disease. You and your healthcare provider will work together to develop a treatment plan best suited for managing your symptoms and stage of disease.
