Once symptoms become visible (manifest), persons with Binswanger disease often die within five years of the onset of the disease.

Binswanger disease is a rare form of progressive dementia that develops after age 60 and involves degeneration of the brain's white matter.

Although Binswanger disease may occur in younger groups, the symptoms usually become pronounced in patients over 60 years of age.

Binswanger's Disease is a disease that causes loss of memory and intellectual functions. This disease usually occurs in people between 54 and 66. One can find information about this disease on sites such as WebMD and Wikipedia.

R. T. Turner has written:

'Infantile paralyses resulting from cerebral disease' -- subject(s): Binswanger's disease