脳のう血けっ管かん性せい認にん知ち症しょう

noun

vascular dementia

Medical term for dementia caused by reduced blood flow to the brain, often after a stroke. The second gloss 'cerebrovascular disease' is a broader category; this term specifically refers to the resulting dementia.

• 祖そ父ふは脳のう血けっ管かん性せい認にん知ち症しょうと診しん断だんされた。

  My grandfather was diagnosed with vascular dementia.