Miss Levitz first presented with memory loss in her early 60's prompting her to retire early from teaching.As she aged,the memory loss worsened and Miss.Levitz began experiencing confusion,sadness and an inability to socially interact with family and friends.After she passed,her niece requested an autopsy to determine the cause of her aunt's difficulties during the last years of her life.The results of the autopsy showed multiple,diffuse lesions in many areas of Miss Levitz's brain.The physician told Miss Levitz's niece that it appeared that her aunt experienced multiple undiagnosed mini strokes.The diagnosis was

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The multiple, diffuse lesions in many areas of Miss Levitz's brain suggest that she experienced multiple mini strokes that resulted in vascular damage and subsequent cognitive decline, leading to a diagnosis of dementia secondary to multiple infarcts. Fluent aphasia is a language disorder, right hemisphere disorder is typically characterized by neglect and visual-spatial deficits, and traumatic brain injury refers to physical damage to the brain caused by external forces.

Miss Levitz First Presented with Memory Loss in Her Early