This part of the body is called the pelvic area. Structures inside and near the pelvis include the bladder, prostate and other male reproductive organs, female reproductive organs, lymph nodes, and pelvic bones. An MRI does not use radiation. Single MRI images are called slices.
The type of dementia caused by small strokes, vascular dementia, is also sometimes referred to as âsmall vessel diseaseâ or multi-infarct dementia because it is caused by small strokes (infarcts) caused by blood clots in the small blood vessels of the brain.
Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause. Stroke is the second most common cause of dementia. Dementia caused by stroke is called vascular dementia. Some causes of dementia can be reversed with treatment, but most cannot. Causes that cannot be reversed. Common causes of dementia that cannot be reversed are: Parkinson's disease. Dementia is common in people with this condition. Dementia with Lewy bodies. It can cause short-term memory loss. Frontotemporal dementia, a group of diseases that includes Pick's disease. Severe head injury that caused a loss of consciousness.