[Binswanger's disease--diagnostic criteria and analysis of cases].

Binswanger's disease(BD) in an effect of a vascular destruction of deep white matter structures following multiple infarcts leading to disturbances of perception functions, recent memory and characterological disorders. BD is a disease occurring in late 6th decade of life. Computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrate foci of microinfarcts which coexist with arterial hypertension, atheromatous lesions and general cerebral atherosclerosis. BD leads to dementia, certain Parkinson-like signs, pyramidal system involvement, depression, organic brain damage syndrome, dysbasia and sphincter control loss. Ten patients observed by the author are reported.