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