An imprecise term referring to dementia associated with CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS, including CEREBRAL INFARCTION (single or multiple), and conditions associated with chronic BRAIN ISCHEMIA. Diffuse, cortical, and subcortical subtypes have been described. (From Gerontol Geriatr 1998 Feb;31(1):36-44)

A form of dementia characterized by brain lesions in the deep white-matter, also known as subcortical dementia.

Synonyms: Encephalopathies, Subcortical Arteriosclerotic Leukoencephalopathy, Subcortical Encephalopathy, Binswangers Dementia, Arteriosclerotic Encephalopathy, Subcortical Arteriosclerotic Subcortical Vascular Dementia Dementias, Subcortical Vascular Subcortical Encephalopathy, Chronic Progressive Leukoencephalopathies, Subcortical Encephalopathy, Subcortical, Chronic Progressive Encephalopathy, Chronic Progressive Subcortical Encephalopathy, Binswanger Vascular Dementia, Acute Onset Vascular Dementia, Subcortical Binswangers Disease Binswanger Disease Arteriosclerotic Encephalopathies, Subcortical Subcortical Arteriosclerotic Encephalopathies Vascular Dementias Dementias, Arteriosclerotic Chronic Progressive Subcortical Encephalopathy Acute Onset Vascular Dementia Subcortical Vascular Dementias Dementias, Vascular Arteriosclerotic Dementia Vascular Dementia Arteriosclerotic Encephalopathy, Subcortical Binswanger's Disease Binswanger Encephalopathy Vascular Dementias, Subcortical Dementia, Subcortical Vascular Arteriosclerotic Dementias Disease, Binswanger's Encephalopathy, Binswanger's Subcortical Arteriosclerotic Encephalopathy Dementia, Vascular Subcortical Leukoencephalopathy Binswanger's Encephalopathy Disease, Binswanger Subcortical Leukoencephalopathies