A case of hypertension with dementia: Common but underdiagnosed

Abstract

We report a case of a 55-year-old known hypertensive female who presented with features suggestive of dementia, which, on further workup unveiled background dyslipidemia and type 2 diabetes mellitus. An magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed findings suggestive of Binswanger's disease. This is a discussion of this unusual disease and its presentation and the differentials of this presentation which may be encountered in general clinical practice.

Keywords

• Binswanger's disease
• blood pressure
• memory loss
• neurology
• subcortical dementia