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What is the treatment for multi-infarct dementia?

10 doctors weighed in across 3 answers

First, catch cause: After that there are multiple significant approaches, but time cannot be underestimated.

Answered 5/11/2016

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Dr. Alan Steinberg answered

Specializes in Psychiatry - Geriatric

Underlying cause: The risks for vascular dementia are based on the underlying factors such as hypertension, sleep apnea, obesity, diabetes, etc----treat those, adopt a healthy lifestyle; dietary modifications.....

Answered 4/3/2016

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Dr. Susan Uhrich answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Two things:: First and foremost, control the underlying contributing factors to the strokes, ie: the high blood pressure or cholesterol or smoking, etc. Secondly is to treat the dementia by increasing acetylcholine in the brain with aricept, etc and to decrease glutamate with namenda (memantine).

Answered 9/11/2019

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What is the definition or description of: multi infarct dementia?

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