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Binswanger's Disease
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- Binswanger's Encephalopathy
- Multi-infarct Dementia, Binswanger's Type
- Subcortical Dementia
- Vascular Dementia, Binswanger's Type
- Subcortical Ischemic Vascular Disease
- Subcortical Arteriosclerotic Encephalopathy, SAE
Disorder Subdivisions
- None
General Discussion
Binswanger's disease is a progressive neurological disorder characterized by atherosclerotic blood vessels supplying the white-matter and deep structures of the brain (basal ganglia and thalamus). Most patients experience progressive memory loss and deterioration of intellectual abilities (dementia), urinary urgency or incontinence, and an abnormally slow, shuffling, unsteady pattern of walking, usually over a 5-10 year period. Due to their vascular etiology, the symptoms and physical findings associated with Binswanger's disease may suddenly worsen due to stroke, stabilize and then improve for a brief time, but the patient's overall condition continues to progress as the blood vessels become increasingly obstructed.
Resources
National Association for Continence
PO Box 1019
Charleston, SC 29402
United States
Tel: (843)377-0900
Fax: (342)377-0905
Tel: (800)252-3337
Email: memberservices@nafc.org
Internet: http://www.nafc.org
Alzheimer's Association
225 North Michigan Avenue
Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60601-7633
USA
Tel: (312)335-8700
Fax: (312)335-1110
Tel: (800)272-3900
Email: info@alz.org
Internet: http://www.alz.org
Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center
P.O. Box 8250
Silver Spring, MD 20907-8250
Tel: (301)495-3311
Fax: (301)495-3334
Tel: (800)438-4380
Email: adear@alzheimers.org
Internet: http://www.alzheimers.org
NIH/National Institute on Aging
PO Box 8057
Gaithersburg, MD 20892-8057
Tel: (301)496-1752
Tel: (800)222-2225
Internet: http://www.nih.gov/nia
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
31 Center Drive
8A07
Bethesda, MD 20892-2540
Tel: (301)496-5751
Fax: (301)402-2186
Tel: (800)352-9424
Email: braininfo@ninds.nih.gov
Internet: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/For a Complete Report
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Last Updated: 4/29/2009
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