Small Vessel Disease - Stroke Message Board

JimJ · 05-13-2004, 07:55 PM

My doctor has added to my diagnoses small vessel disease. He says that I am building little clots that are blocking the small vessels in the heart and brain and this is what is causing my strokes. I ahve had 3 small strokes and many mini ones. They put me on coumadin and many other blood related meds. He says that it is possible for me to get dementia type symptoms like total memory loss. I am only 40 and am not ready to forget my kids yet. I am ahving problems remembering conversations and people that I ahve talked to in the last few days according to my wife.

Has anyone else heard of this?

HeyThere · 05-15-2004, 12:19 AM

No but ask your doctor about taking folic acid supplement if you have high levels of homocystine from stress and adrenaline and how it is related to stroke. I am assuming the comudin is a blood thinner and taking it with vitamins is a no no but you could ask anyway.

JimJ · 05-20-2004, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by HeyThere

No but ask your doctor about taking folic acid supplement if you have high levels of homocystine from stress and adrenaline and how it is related to stroke. I am assuming the comudin is a blood thinner and taking it with vitamins is a no no but you could ask anyway.

I asked the doc about the vitamins and was told not to take them. He is afraid that they may interact with some of the meds I'm on, like the blood thinner.

I wish I knew more about this....I am starting to have more memory issues now and it is getting frustrating.

JimJ · 05-26-2004, 05:01 AM

Just to bring you up to date. I did some more research on SVD and found it is a clogging of the arteries right before they disapear and turn to vessels. While it is not as dangerous as clots of teh larger arteries it can be fatal if it affects the heart or brain.

They are finding according to the doc. that more and more people have it. I spoke to my doc. the other day and brought up the memory issues. He wants my wife to come in with me in two weeks to "discuss the options." He says this takes us to a new phase of the disease.

This makes me a little nervous since I'm already taking blood thinners and all the other meds for clotting. What else can he have in mind?

Thanks for letting me rant

farmwife · 05-26-2004, 10:41 AM

Jim,
My husband also has a disease that involves the small blood vessels. Have you had an MRI. My husband also has some memory loss but I don't consider it that bad yet. He is scheduled for a neuropsycology(sp) test in July which will give them an idea of where the dementia is now for later comparison. His disease was discovered 2 years after his stroke, when the doctor noticed disappearing white matter. I wish you luck and will look forward to updates.