can you have vascular dementia without high blood pressure,high collesteral or any heart?
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yes, those are risk factors but you can still have mini strokes from the aging process or just fragile blood vessles that give way.
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Hypochondria with a terminal case of can't spellitus\n\nI just read your other question concerning your heart problem. Hyperventilation, palpitations, numbness in the are & I would bet your hands go numb & cold. They also probably curl up & cramp. You are most likly having a severe anxiety attack. The hyperventilation causes the numbness & anxiety atacks often mimick heart atacks.\n\nLet me know if I guess right about the symptoms you did not list...just curious.\n\nOK...read some more of your posts & decided that I was right to start with. You are an ID**T.
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not Alzheimer's but it is a sign of other dementia, it can also be a sign of other problems but it is not assigned as an early warning of Alzheimer's. If you loved one is having problems get a medical opinion. bring in a list of all meds even over the counter and supplements. Basic diet and routine, when is they gait worse, sleep habits and so on.\nIf the basic doctor is of no help you may need to seek one that deals with geriatrics.\nhere is a  clip from a web article.\n"Abnormal gait is an early marker of vascular dementia, according to the results of a prospective study published in the Nov. 28 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.\n\n"Because gait abnormalities are often present at the onset of non-Alzheimer's dementia, we hypothesized that they may precede and predict diagnosis," write Joe Verghese, MD, and colleagues from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, N.Y"\n\nunsteady gait can be due to many factors including loss of nerve, damage from previous falls, medication, etc. a full physical is in order.
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The autonomic nervous system is composed of nerves serving the heart, gastrointestinal system and urinary system. Autonomic neuropathy can affect any of these organ systems.(Wikipedia)\nLack of heart attack symptoms can cause delay in treatment\nFor most people who don't have diabetes, heart disease speaks loud and clear. Inadequate blood flow to the heart muscle causes chest pain or pressure, a pounding heartbeat, shortness of breath, jaw or arm pain, and sweating. People with these signs and symptoms know something's wrong and are likely to seek help.\nIn people with diabetes, however, heart disease often doesn't offer such clues, so you may not seek medical care until noticeable — and more serious — complications have occurred. In other words, you can have a "silent" heart attack and not know it.\nRegular visits with your doctor and health care team can help spot heart problems before they worsen. If your doctor suspects you have cardiovascular problems, you may be referred to a heart specialist (cardiologist). Various tests, such as an electrocardiogram (ECG) or a nuclear stress test, can help assess your heart function.(CNN)\nAn insufficient supply of oxygen to the heart muscle causes angina. Angina that occurs with exercise or exertion is called exertional angina. In some patients, especially diabetics, the progressive decrease in blood flow to the heart may occur without any pain or with just shortness of breath or unusually early fatigue. No symptoms (Approximately one quarter of all heart attacks are silent, without chest pain or new symptoms. Silent heart attacks are especially common among patients with diabetes mellitus). Even though the symptoms of a heart attack at times can be vague and mild, it is important to remember that heart attacks producing no symptoms or only mild symptoms can be just as serious and life-threatening as heart attacks that cause severe chest pain. Too often patients attribute heart attack symptoms to "indigestion," "fatigue," or "stress," and consequently delay seeking prompt medical attention. One cannot overemphasize the importance of seeking prompt medical attention in the presence of symptoms that suggest a heart attack. Early diagnosis and treatment saves lives, and delays in reaching medical assistance can be fatal. A delay in treatment can lead to permanently reduced function of the heart due to more extensive damage to the heart muscle. Death also may occur as a result of the sudden onset of arrhythmias such as ventricular fibrillation. (Medicinenet)\nPlease see Google search on Diabetes and Heart attack.
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It doesn't sound like the type of thing I would ignore, but I wouldn't jump to extreme conclusions like a brain tumor or something.\n\nActually, it sounds more like poor circulation, and that CAN be VERY serious in the brain - i.e. strokes.  It is definitely something to head to the doctor about.  This can cause very serious problems.  If nothing else, you may have tendinitis in your feet and some inserts or physical therapy could help.  That part sounds especially odd.
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The heart is a muscle.Like most muscles in the body they need to be excercised regularily to perform at optimum levels.Lack of excercise combined with poor diet may lead to heart disease.As well the vascular system is basically the system that gets "sick" you get build up on the inside of your arteries that in turn increases your blood pressure.which in turn can put you at risk for all sorts of things like strokes and aneurisms.your heart needs to be fed as well and this is done by a series or blood vessel connected to the heart.If they become blocked you may have a heart attack which basically kills the tissue being deprived of blood.Regular excercise and a healthy diet increase your chances of good heart health.
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I don't know for sure, but if you have high blood pressure in the first place, you shouldn't be taking diet pills.
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Ask a good seasoned cardiologist. I wouldn't be asking it in this dump anyways.  I would venture to say that you have some type of Sympathetic Beta blocked problem from you pons and medulla, thus blocking your AV nodes.  If you ask online then power search open doctor or people with similiar problems forums.  I'm sure the doctors gave you the anomalous medical term for your condition to use in Google or something similiar.\n\nAnd I doubt it is a low blood pressure problem.  Low BP does not slow your heart, that is that you are correct when you say your heart slows down and stops, or you are imagining it that way.  Nor I doubt it is Diabetes, Diabetes would be spotted easily, and if it were that severe, you would be dead by now, and DB makes you incredibly thirsty and bruise easily.
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Some people are symptomatic with high blood pressure.  They will experience chest pain, headaches, vision changes, neurological defects (such as numbness, tingling, weakness).  If you have any of those symptoms you need to see a doctor.  You can always go to your local drug store where they have free blood pressure machines set up.  Also if you have associated risk factors you may want to get checked up.  These include diabetes, previous/current heart disease, smoking, high cholesterol, type A personality.
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Alzheimers is not genetic. It results from a lack of fat covering the nerves in the brain, called the myelin sheath.\nTo protect yourself from this disease, make sure you only use oil pressed from seeds or nuts, called expeller pressed) because the body cannot keep this myelin sheath thick if you use oil that has been heated over 120 degrees.\nAll commercial salad dressings, margarines, butter spreads have been heated this way. And never eat fried foods.
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What is Binswanger's Disease?\nBinswanger's disease, sometimes referred to as subcortical dementia, is a rare form of dementia characterized by cerebrovascular lesions in the deep white-matter of the brain, loss of memory and cognition, and mood changes. Patients usually show signs of abnormal blood pressure, stroke, blood abnormalities, disease of the large blood vessels in the neck, and disease of the heart valves. Other prominent features of the disease include urinary incontinence, difficulty walking, clumsiness, slowness of conduct, lack of facial expression, and speech difficulty. These symptoms, which tend to begin after the age of 60, are not always present in all patients and may sometimes appear only as a passing phase.\n\nIs there any treatment?\nThere is no specific course of treatment for Binswanger's disease. Treatment is symptomatic, often involving the use of medications to control high blood pressure, depression, heart arrhythmias and low blood pressure.\n\nWhat is the prognosis?\nBinswanger's disease is a slowly progressive condition for which there is no cure. The disorder is often marked by strokes and partial recovery.\n\nWhat research is being done?\nThe NINDS conducts and supports a wide range of research on dementing disorders, and scientists are currently re-evaluating the definitions for certain dementias, including Binswanger's disease/subcortical dementia. The goals of research are to improve the diagnosis of dementias and to find ways to treat and prevent them. The National Institute on Aging and the National Institute of Mental Health also support research related to the dementias.
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1. yes, u should have a vascular ultrasound checking peripheral vessels and the flow in them (triplex or doppler) its simple and cheap 2. it could be a special vascular entity such as Raynaud disease especially if there are slight changes in the color(light bluish and colder) of the palms or feet as well, also easy to check 3. u mention numbness and uve ruled out hyperglycemia...im not so sure u should quit checking again ur blood glucose,after meal or even have an glycozylated haemoglobin count (Hbg cA1) 3. u should visit a neurologist and have an electromygraphy and a neurological examination in case a diagnosis isnt reached
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That would be called a heatstroke, correct?\n\nCalebsmom is correct, sort of. High blood pressure in the brain is not necessarily a case of hypertension and that is one of the problematic factors that make some strokes unpredictable.\n\nProblems that cause migraines also cause blood pressure problems in the brain without an exiting diagnosis of hypertension, because hypertension is not necessarily occurring to be measured in normal telemetry - migraines are vascular headaches. In fact, a person who often experiences migraines may have measured blood pressure that always seems normal or even possibly at a low level because of the vascular occurrences in the brain. Abnormal serotonin levels, either too high or too low, also can cause migraines, overheating, stroke and even comas (among other things).\n\nIt is never good for a brain to be overheated by any means, external or internal heat causes numerous problems including stroke, although it is true that not all strokes are caused by heat.
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Without meds, the best ways are:\n1. lose weight\n2. exercise...particularly cardiovascular/aerobic exercise\n3. decrease your salt (soduim) intake\n\nA word of advice, if you are not taking BP medication, be sure to keep a very close watch on your pulse during exercise.  It would even be better if your BP could be monitored.  You sure wouldn't want to push yourself into a stroke or heart attack.  Make sure that your pulse does not exceed the target range!
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Seems Blueberry can avoid high blood pressure
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1-Diabetes and high blood pressure do not have to coexist, however if both are present then that person is at increased risk for atherosclerosis, stroke, myocardial infarction, renal failure, diabetic retinopathy, etc.\n\n2-Only if your blood glucose is over the saturation limit for the glucose transporters in your kidneys. In otherwords, only if your blood glucose is very high...300+.\n\n3-Diabetes can cause diabetic nephropathy; basically your elevated glucose levels, over time, will glycosylate your fenestrated capillaries in your kidneys, causing them to lose their selective properties. This will lead to an increased amount of protein found in your urine - proteinuria. If left untreated, this will lead to outright kidney failure.\n\n4-A blood test, usually a glucose tolerance test, will confirm a diagnosis of diabetes. Glucose found in the urine could be due to other reasons besides diabetes, so the blood test would be needed.\n\nRemember, hypertension and diabetes are not necessarily linked, they just happen to be found together quite often since the risk factors for both diseases are similar (ie. poor diet, obesity, sedentary lifestyle). However, when both these conditions are present, they act synergistically, significantly increasing the risk of myocardial infarctions, stroke, retinopathy, atherosclerotic disease, renal failure, etc.\n\nBottom line; eat right and exercise.
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Yes, high blood pressure can cause many things from heart attack to stroke to erectile dysfunction, and many other things in between.\n\nWatch your salt intake, there are many foods out there that are very high salt. Exercise will help strengthen your heart and lower your blood pressure, it also helps alleviate stress. Stress affects your BP readings, so try and eliminate stressors in your life or reducing the amount. The are many excellent websites for additional information I've always suggested : www.lifeclinic.com for anyone who suffers from hypertension