How to Get Rid of Binswanger's Disease (BD)
TweetThe alternative name of binswanger's disease subcortical arteriosclerotic encephalopathym, Ischemic periventricular leuko-ncephalopathy, Subcortical dementia. It is a neurological disorder caused by cerebrovascular lesions in the deep white-matter of the brain. The white matter consist of tail of the cell which carry out communication while the gray cell are the head cell which receive the communication. It is characterized by loss of memory and cognition, and mood changes. The symptoms are shows after the age of 60 years.
Symptoms of Binswanger's Disease
The main symptoms of the binswanger's disease are as follows
- Progressive deterioration of intellectual abilities
- change in mood
- Hemiparalysis
- Progressive deterioration of cognitive and motor abilities
- Memory loss
- High and low blood pressure
- Loss of cognition
- Slow walking
Cause of Binswanger's Disease
The exact cause of the binswanger's disease is unknown but some scientist says that it is caused due to damage to the deep layers of white matter in the brain.
- It is evolved due to high blood pressure.
- Presences of high cholesterol causes to the binswanger's disease.
- The persons with diabetes causes the binswanger's disease.
- The smoking is main cause of binswanger's disease.
- Non regular exercise is the also a important cause of the binswanger's disease.
Diagnosis of Binswanger's Disease
The research being start on binswanger's disease. There are very less treatments are available on binswanger's disease but the best treatment is prevention. The medication control high blood pressure, heart arrhythmias, stroke risk, high cholesterol and antidepressant medications.
- The people with depression require antidepressant medication because it consist of serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) sertraline
- The drugs antipsychotic like risperidone and olanzapine can be helpful with agitation and disruptive behavior.
- The computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), help to find
- A vascular risk factor.
- cerebrovascular disease.
- subcortical cerebral dysfunction.
- Supportive and symptomatic - This treatment is apply in the conditions like barmah forest virus,
batten disease,
binswanger's disease,
bornholm disease, bronchopulmonary dysplasia
- Blood pressure control medications - This treatment is apply in the conditions like angina, anxiety disorders, aortic coarctation ,asperger syndrome, atrial fibrillation, autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
- Depression medications - The antidepressant treatment is possible for the 29 condition like anxiety disorders, aAsperger syndrome, attention deficit,hyperactivity disorder
- Medications for heart arrhythmia
Prevention of Binswanger's Disease
The binswanger's disease is not curable but we can prevent it by preventing following methods
- Eating a healthy diet.
- Do the regular exercise.
- Avoid the consumption of alcoholic substances.
- Avoid smoking.
Prognosis of Binswanger's Disease
It is slowly improving condition in which there is a less possibility of to cure the disease. The persons die within the 5 year. Some drugs are used to cure high and low blood pressure, depression. It is often caused by strokes and partial recovery.
People who suffered from Binswanger's Disease ?
- Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche
Sometimes crying or laughing
are the only options left,
and laughing feels better right now.
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