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Vascular dementia
Vascular dementia refers to a form of Dementia resulting from a vascular disease that causes deprivation of the blood supply to the brain. It is a progressive brain disorder involving loss of cognitive functioning caused by blockage of blood flow to the brain, that appears concurrently with other neurological signs and symptoms.
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