On January 23, the death of Polo Polowhose real name was Leopoldo Roberto García Peláez Benítez and who He became famous for his black comedy jokes with explicit content.
Polo Polo, who died at the age of 78, He suffered from vascular dementia, a condition for which he never wanted to be hospitalized.
What is vascular dementia?
This is the permanent loss of brain function and is caused by strokes and brain damage from decreased blood flow to the brain, depriving it of oxygen.
Vascular dementia is related to problems with reasoning, planning, judgment, memory, and other mental processes.
Unlike Alzheimer’s, the most important symptoms of vascular dementia are related to speed of thinking and problem solving, not long-term memory loss.
What are the risk factors for strokes?
Diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and cigarette smoking are factors that may increase the risk of vascular dementia.
Also, Obesity and atrial fibration are other risk factors for developing this condition.
How does vascular dementia manifest?
vascular dementia manifests with disorientation, difficulty paying attention and concentrating, inability to organize thoughts and actions, deterioration in the ability to analyze the situation, slow thinking, memory problems, depression and even inability to control urination or the urge to go to the bathroom.
this condition It can develop progressively and can occur at the same time as Alzheimer’s.
Why does vascular dementia occur?
Vascular dementia may be related to the following causes:
– Cerebrovascular accidents or heart attacks that block a cerebral artery.
– Hemorragia cerebral
– Narrowing or chronic damage of the cerebral blood vessels
Although so far It is not certain what were the factors that triggered vascular dementia in Polo Polo, it is known that the comedian at no time wanted to be hospitalized for this condition.
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