There is no cure for Binswanger's disease; therefore, treatment for the condition is symptomatic, meaning that it is focused on treating the symptoms and complications that may occur as a result of Binswanger's disease, such as depression.
The successful management of high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes can slow the progression of atherosclerosis, and subsequently slow the progress of Binswanger's disease. Because there is no cure, the best treatment is preventive, early in the adult years, by controlling risk factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and smoking.
Binswanger's disease is a slowly progressive condition for which there is no cure. Changes may be sudden or gradual and then progress in a stepwise manner. Binswanger's disease can often coexist with Alzheimer's disease.
Behaviors that slow the progression of high blood pressure, diabetes, and atherosclerosis -- such as eating a healthy diet and keeping healthy wake/sleep schedules, exercising, and not smoking or drinking too much alcohol -- can also slow the progression of Binswanger's disease.
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