Disease, Binswanger

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• Disease, Binswanger — A form of dementia with blood vessel abnormalities in the deep white matter of the brain causing loss of memory, decreasing cognition, and mood changes. Patients usually show signs of abnormal blood pressure (too high or too low), stroke, blood… …   Medical dictionary

• Binswanger — is a surname and may refer to:*Harry Binswanger (1944 ), American philosopher. *Ludwig Binswanger (1881 1966), Swiss psychologist, nephew of Otto Binswanger, important in existential psychology. *Otto Ludwig Binswanger (1852 1929), Swiss… …   Wikipedia

• Binswanger's disease — Infobox Disease Name = Binswangers disease Caption = DiseasesDB = 1405 ICD10 = ICD10|I|67|3|i|60 ICD9 = ICD9|290.12 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D015140 Binswanger s disease or Subcortical… …   Wikipedia

• Binswanger disease — A form of dementia with blood vessel abnormalities in the deep white matter of the brain causing loss of memory, decreasing cognition, and mood changes. Patients usually show signs of abnormal blood pressure (too high or too low), stroke, blood… …   Medical dictionary

• Binswanger disease (dementia encephalitis) — Bins·wang·er disease (dementia, encephalitis) (binґswahng ər) [Otto Binswanger, German neurologist, 1852–1929] see under disease …   Medical dictionary

• Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… …   Medical dictionary

• Binswanger — Otto Ludwig, German neurologist, 1852–1929. See B. disease, B. encephalopathy …   Medical dictionary

• Binswanger dementia — see under disease …   Medical dictionary

• Binswanger encephalitis — see under disease …   Medical dictionary

• Otto Binswanger — (1852 1929) Otto Ludwig Binswanger (October 14, 1852 – July 15, 1929) was a Swiss psychiatrist and neurologist who came from a famous family of physicians; his father was founder of the Kreuzlingen Sanatorium, and he was uncle to Ludwig… …   Wikipedia

• Cerebrovascular disease — Classification and external resources Cerebrovascular disease is a group of brain dysfunctions related to disease of the blood vessels supplying the brain. Hypertension is the most important cause; it damages the blood vessel lining, endothelium …   Wikipedia