Can Diabetes,CAD And Peripheral Arterial Disease Cause Ischemic Leukoencephalopathy?
Question: Can diabetes type1, PAD, or Cad cause mild ischemic leukoencephalopathy ?
Brief Answer:
Yes.These conditions increase the risk.
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,
Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com.
I am Dr.Ajay Panwar,a neurologist,here to answer your query.
Of course,Diabetes,CAD and Peripheral arterial disease(PAD) - all of them increase the risk factor for developing ischemic leukoencephalopathy.
If you have further questions,I shall be glad to answer.
Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
Yes.These conditions increase the risk.
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,
Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com.
I am Dr.Ajay Panwar,a neurologist,here to answer your query.
Of course,Diabetes,CAD and Peripheral arterial disease(PAD) - all of them increase the risk factor for developing ischemic leukoencephalopathy.
If you have further questions,I shall be glad to answer.
Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
What would be the systoms I would expeince?
Brief Answer:
Wide spectrum of symptoms.
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,
Thanks for being in follow-up.
Ischemic leukoencephalopathy can present with a wide spectrum of symptoms.These can be-
1)mental slowness
2)difficulty in concentrating
3)language disturbances
4)rigidity in limbs
5)reduced speech output
6)difficulty in walking and change of posture
7)slowness in doing tasks of daily routine
8)difficulty in calculating and managing finances.
However,symptoms increase with the degree of severity of leukoencephalopathy. Mild form of the disease may not show many symptoms.
Hope that I have answered your query.If you have some follow-up questions,I shall be glad to answer else please close the thread,rate it and write a review as your rating will be of help to me.
Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
Wide spectrum of symptoms.
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,
Thanks for being in follow-up.
Ischemic leukoencephalopathy can present with a wide spectrum of symptoms.These can be-
1)mental slowness
2)difficulty in concentrating
3)language disturbances
4)rigidity in limbs
5)reduced speech output
6)difficulty in walking and change of posture
7)slowness in doing tasks of daily routine
8)difficulty in calculating and managing finances.
However,symptoms increase with the degree of severity of leukoencephalopathy. Mild form of the disease may not show many symptoms.
Hope that I have answered your query.If you have some follow-up questions,I shall be glad to answer else please close the thread,rate it and write a review as your rating will be of help to me.
Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar