Mind the connection: Preventing stroke and dementia
-- Submitted by Dr. Patrice Lindsay and Stephanie Lawrence, Heart and Stroke Foundation
Stroke and dementia — it’s all in our heads
Stroke and dementia have much in common. Both are diseases of the brain. Stroke happens when the blood flow to the brain is interrupted and cells die as a result. Vascular dementia is often a further result of stroke damage, from either larger strokes or smaller ones accumulating over time.