Mixed dementia in stroke patient

Venlafaxine induced-myoclonus in a patient with mixed dementia.

Dra. Lívia Almeida Dutra – Rua Borges Lagoa 512 / 61C 04038-000 São Paulo SP Brasil. E-mail: [email protected] Myoclonus is a clinical sign defined as sudden, brief, shock like, involuntary movements caused by muscular contractions or inhibitions. Certain commonly prescribed drugs cause movements disorders as myoclonic jerks and polymyoclonus in the absence of other signs of toxicity. Ven...

Evaluation of role of brain SPECT in diagnosis of post stroke dementia [Persian]

Post stroke dementia is one of the most common complications of stroke that is preventable and relatively treatable too. The purpose of the study is comparison between the positive findings in brain CT scan and brain perfusion SPECT. 15 patients who were complicated by dementia after cerebrovascular accident and also 5 patients as a control group enrolled in this study. Brain CT scan and ...

Lessons From Mixed Dementia

With reconsideration of the role of vascular risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease (AD; Gorelick et al., 1996), and with a recent Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer’s Disease (CERAD) report that pure vascular dementia may be more difficult to find than has been widely assumed (Hulette et al., 1997), it is appropriate to reevaluate our understanding of so-called mixed dementia, or t...

Role of stroke in dementia.

Homocysteine, stroke, and dementia.

The increase in aging population worldwide is expected to cause an elevation in the prevalence of vascular diseases, including atherosclerosis, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and hyperlipidemia, as well as their consequences: ischemic heart disease, peripheral vascular disease, and stroke. This will unavoidably result in an increase in the frequency of vascular dementia, which will only be en...