What to do with white matter osteoporosis

Leukoaraiosis is a common cerebrovascular disease in the elderly. It is often caused by chronic ischemic changes in the brain caused by prolonged hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease and arteriosclerosis. It can be divided into mild, moderate and severe according to the volume of white paper on imaging. So mild leukoaraiosis, often no clinical manifestations, severe leukoaraiosis, may show cognitive decline, such as memory, calculation, orientation decline, but also show weakness of both lower limbs, walking instability. So how to treat leukoaraiosis? Generally, if there are no clinical symptoms, treatment for risk factors can be carried out, that is, low-salt and low-fat diet, control of hypertension, diabetes and coronary heart disease, anti-atherosclerotic treatment, anti-platelet treatment, and if there are severe clinical manifestations, anti-dementia treatment can be carried out according to clinical manifestations.