Can having a stroke cause dementia in geriatrics?he remembers long ago,but will repeat the same story twice in a day& not remember he already told you

Yes: Often times a stroke will effect a certain part of brain where the stroke occurred (death of brain tissue that used to to perform a behavior). In this case, short term memory is lost. Keep under neurologist care &try to find a day program to keep him active and be patient when he repeats himself. He truly doesn't remember &does not do it to upset you. Also educate yourself on progress of dementia.

Yes: This is called vascular dementia or multi-infarct dementia which is due to brain damage from impaired blood flow to the brain due to series of strokes.,although strokes do not always cause vascular dementia. Memory problems is one sign of dementia.

Think positively: Most often true dementia is a constellation of three things, memory changes, behavioral changes and personality changes. The brain is like a house full of rooms and three have to be affected in order to render a diagnosis of dementia. If he only has a problem with short term memory without other problems he may develop dementia down the road with more strokes, or he may improve over time with Tx.

Yes.: Strokes are one of the possible causes of dementia. Of course this could be superimposed on other types of dementia as well. By other types I mean Alzheimer's dementia and associated dementias as well as those associated with marked hypothyroidism and vitamin B12 deficiency. At age 82 there is not likely a single cause for the short term memory loss and general health should be optimized.

Yes: This is called vascular dementia, but often, these patients also have Alzheimer's disease, and therefore, the term "mixed dementia" is also employed. There are several medicines which could be helpful. Since you do not list current meds, not clear what has already been tried.