Doctors and other health care providers use a comprehensive tool to assess the seven stages of dementia in the elderly called the Global Deterioration Scale. Also known as the GDS, this trusted method ...

According to research, vascular dementia is slightly more common in men than women Alzheimer’s disease is not the only cruel condition to adversely affect brain function and rob sufferers of their ...

There’s no specific test to confirm you have vascular dementia. Doctors often arrive at a diagnosis after considering your symptoms and observations from a neurological exam, lab tests, and brain ...

Dementia before age 80 is potentially preventable through early intervention on common vascular risk factors, according to research led by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Findings ...

Researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine have developed a highly sensitive diagnostic that predicts a person's stage of dementia based on neurovascular and metabolic changes. They ...

Alzheimer's Research UK has released figures suggesting that as many as one in three young people living in the UK today could develop dementia during their lifetime. However, Dr Sten Ekberg, a health ...

Diabetic retinopathy severity, from nonproliferative to proliferative stages, is associated with an increased risk for vascular dementia.

Receiving a diagnosis of dementia can be a deeply emotional moment for both the person diagnosed and the people who care about them. Many families feel worried, confused, and uncertain about what the ...