Typical Presentation of VD

• Changes in thinking skills usually occur suddenly after a stroke (within 3 months post stroke)

• Thinking difficulties may also begin as mild changes that gradually worsen as a result of multiple minor strokes or another condition that affects smaller blood vessels, leading to widespread damage.

• Typical domains affected

• Memory, language, other cognitive domains https://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/what-is-dementia/types-of-dementia/vascular-dementia

Symptoms

• Confusion

• Disorientation

• Trouble speaking or understanding speech

• Difficulty walking

• Poor balance

• Numbness or paralysis on one side of the face or the body

• Impaired planning and judgment, uncontrolled laughing and crying, declining ability to pay attention, impaired functionality in social situations, and difficulty finding the right words