Baby oil is a perfumed mineral oil. Most often, mineral oil is a liquid by-product of refining crude oil to make gasoline and other petroleum products. This type of mineral oil is a transparent, colorless oil composed mainly of alkanes and cycloalkanes, related to petroleum jelly.It has a density of around 0.8 g/cm 3.Mineral oil is a substance of relatively low value, and it is produced in very large quantities.his type of mineral oil is a transparent, colorless oil composed mainly of alkanes and cycloalkanes, related to petroleum jelly. It has a density of around 0.8 g/cm 3. Mineral oil is a substance of relatively low value, and it is produced in very large quantities.
Such cases are not usually diagnosed as dementia, but rather as residual cognitive impairment from a stroke. The term vascular dementia (VaD) is usually reserved for a subtly progressive worsening of memory and other cognitive functions that is presumed to be due to vascular disease within the brain.
Dementia is a gradual and permanent loss of brain function that occurs with certain diseases. It affects memory, thinking, language, judgment, and behavior. Vascular dementia is caused by a series of small strokes over a long period. Vascular dementia is also called multi-infarct dementia.