Doctor warns two red flags of vascular dementia after TV presenter’s diagnosis
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA doctor has shared two red flags to look out for vascular dementia after TV newsreader Alastair Stewart revealed that he had the condition.
Dr Mark Porter, who has appeared on the BBC and ITV’s This Morning, said there are risk areas people need to be aware of when it comes to the condition.
The doctor added that the condition is easier to prevent than other illnesses such as Alzheimers. It comes after Mr Stewart, 71, shared that he had early onset vascular dementia on Sunday.
He retired from regular broadcasting on GB News earlier this year after nearly five decades on air. Stewart told GB News programme The Camilla Tominey Show that he felt “a bit discombobulated” about six or nine months ago when he had difficulties with the time and doing his shoelaces, Wales Online reports. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. A scan showed that he had had a series of minor strokes and he was diagnosed with vascular dementia, which affects around 180,000 people in the UK and means damage has been caused to the blood cells.
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