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8 Cards in this Set
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Macrovasuclar Thrombembolic (multi-infarct dementia)
Mech and structures Involved |
Thrombosis of emboli of large or medium arteries
Cortical structures in distribution of ACA, MCA, PCA or border zones between |
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Single strategic strokes
Mech and structures Involved |
Single ischemic lesion in behaviorally critical area
Thalamus, caudate nuc, left ang gyrus, ant cing or genu of internal capsule |
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Mult subcortical lacunar strokes
Mech and structures Involved |
Arteriosclerosis of deep penetrating end arterioles
Basal ganglia and thalamus with involvement of frontal subcortical circuits |
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Extensive white matter lesions
Binswangers disease Mech and structures Involved |
Arteriosclerosis of deep penetrating end arterioles
Basal ganglia and thalamus with involvement of frontal subcortical circuits |
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Post-ischemic dementia
Mech and structures Involved |
decr BP and cerebral perfusion below critical threshold
Frontal and other cortical laminar necrosis, loss of cells in striatum and hippocampus, pyramidal cell loss in cerebellum |
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Hemorrhagic dementia
Mech and structures Involved |
Malignant htn, amyloid angiopathy, and vasc defects
Varies with hemorrhage location |
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Genetic Cerebrovascular disorders
Mech and structures Involved |
CADASIL, Fabrys disease
Tend ot involve deep white matter and subcortical gray nuclei CADASIL-Cerebral Autosomal Dominant(19) arteriopathy with subcortical infarct and leukoencephalopathy Fabrys |
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Vascular-alzheimers dementia
Mech and structures Involved |
Combination of cerebrovascular disease and feature of developing AD
Involvement of frontal-subcortical circuits plus hippocampal memory loss and other features suggesting AD |