4Vascular Dementia Risk Factors
People with a history of the following conditions can be at a higher risk of developing vascular dementia: high cholesterol levels, diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, as well as a heart attack. More specifically, if you have a history of multiple strokes, then the possibility tends to increase with the number of strokes occurring over time. In addition, there are other risk factors, such as a male, a smoker, of African American descent, having a family history of the condition, and having had atrial fibrillation.[4]
