• Uneven, downward decline in mental
function.
• Small infarcts are followed by some
recovery.
• Onset may be confusion, followed by
gradual, spotty memory loss.
• Speech disturbances may be present.
• Hallucination and symptoms of delirium. Multi-infarct Dementia is
sometimes confused with Alzheimer’s disease.
With Multi-infarct Dementia, early treatment of hypertension and
vascular disease may prevent progression of the disease, unlike
Alzheimer’s disease, a clinically determined progressive dementia.