Binswanger&;s disease is a form of: (A) Hypeensive retinopathy, (B) Hypeensive nephropathy, (C) Hypeensive encephalopathy, (D) Subcoical leukoencephalopathy
Answer is D. Binswanger's disease, also known as subcoical leukoencephalopathy and subcoical aeriosclerotic encephalopathy (SAE), is a form of small vessel vascular dementia caused by damage to the white brain matter. White matter atrophy can be caused by many circumstances including chronic hypeension as well as old age.