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Diseases » Binswanger's Disease » Glossary

Glossary for Binswanger's Disease

Arrhythmias: Irregularity in the heart's beating rhythm.
Atherosclerosis: Atherosclerosis is a syndrome affecting arterial blood vessels. It is a chronic inflammatory response in the walls of arteries, in large part due to the accumulation of macrophage white blood cells and promoted by low density (especially small particle) lipoproteins (plasma proteins that carry cholesterol and triglycerides) without adequate removal of fats and cholesterol from the macrophages by functional high density lipoproteins (HDL). It is commonly referred to as a hardening or furring of the arteries. It is caused by the formation of multiple plaques within the arteries.
Blood pressure symptoms: High (hypertension) or low blood pressure (hypotension).
Brain conditions: Medical conditions that affect the brain
Cognitive impairment: General loss of mental or cognitive ability
Dementia: Various mental impairment conditions.
Heart valve diseases: Diseases that affect the valves of the heart
Loss of memory: The loss of ones ability to recall things from ones memory
Moodiness: Inappropriate moods or excessive mood changes
Multi-Infarct Dementia: Dementia due to brain blood clots and strokes.
Parkinson's Disease: Degenerative brain condition characterised by tremor.
Seizures - intellectual deficit due to hydroxylysinuria: A rare syndrome characterized by mental retardation, seizures and high levels of hydroxylysine in the urine.
Speech difficulties: Any difficulties that one may experience in communicating
Stroke: Serious brain event from bleeding or blood clots.
Stroke symptoms: Brain-related symptoms of bleeding or blockage.