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Can vascular dementia type symptoms can be purely psychological?
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No: Cortical dementia is many types. Degenerative dementia is the most common type. Vascular dementia is in about 15% of all dementia and ranks after degenrative dementia. It is called multi-infacrt dementia. It is the product not taking care of lowering high blood pressure over the years. It is not reversible dementia. Only reversible dementia is vitamin b12and Folic Acid defiency dementia.
Answered 6/25/2014
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Unlikely: Would be nice if it were as that could easily be treated. Certainly all dementias have emotional and behavioural symptoms as a part of the process. However, multiple strokes are never psychological.
Answered 3/26/2013
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