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.
祖父は脳血管性認知症と診断された。
My grandfather was diagnosed with vascular dementia.
Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, differs in cause and progression from vascular dementia.
General term for dementia; 脳血管性認知症 is one specific type.
Compound of 脳血管 (cerebrovascular) + 性 (-type) + 認知症 (dementia).