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Caregivers: Dementia | Last Active: Aug 16 2:33pm | Replies (762)
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@IndianaScott

Hi @marvkw I am sorry to read of your wife's condition. My name is Scott and while I'm not a medical professional, I did care for my MIL with dementia as well as work for the Alzheimer's Association. As I recall Alzheimer's and Vascular dementia, while different have many similar symptoms and somewhat similar progressions. However they do believe the causes of each may be different.

Do you have specific questions about either?

Wishing you strength, courage, and peace

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marvkw | @marvkw | Jun 19, 2021

This is a quote from Mayo Clinic relatve to my question:But vascular dementia can also develop very gradually, just like Alzheimer's disease dementia. What's more, vascular disease and Alzheimer's disease often occur together.

Studies show that many people with dementia and evidence of brain vascular disease also have Alzheimer's disease.

This is just not clear to me as vasc and az seemed to be mixed up. My wife has been diagnosed as vascular dimentia. As the progresion of az is different, I wish I could understand if she actually has az or that she may regress into az?
Thank you. Marv W

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