A neurologist said: Although Alzheimer's is the most common cause of dementia, there is another type of dementia called "vascular dementia" that occurs after multiple strokes and has fundamental differences from Alzheimer's.
According to Radio Salamat's public relations, Dr. Behnam Safarpour, a neurologist and associate professor at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, said on the program "Here is a Doctor": "The most common cause of dementia is a disease called Alzheimer's. In Alzheimer's, neurons and nerve cells are practically destroyed and a substance called acetylcholine is reduced. The drugs used to prevent the progression of Alzheimer's are usually drugs that increase the level of acetylcholine in the brain."
He continued: "But we have another type of dementia called vascular dementia. This type occurs in patients who have suffered multiple strokes in different areas of the brain."
The associate professor at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences continued: "If a person has suffered multiple strokes, especially in different arterial areas, he may develop vascular dementia in the future."
"The important thing is that patients with vascular dementia usually do not respond well to the treatments we have for Alzheimer's," Safarpour noted. "Unlike Alzheimer's patients, who respond better to existing medications, treating vascular dementia is more challenging."
