Abstract
Epidemiological, clinical, neuropsychological and neuroimaging features characterise vascular dementia (VaD) from other dementias of non-Alzheimer type. VaD does not represent a single entity, but quite a large group of conditions characterised by different pathophysiological correlates and various clinical findings. Subcortical VaD, in particular, is considered as a model of VaD because its well-defined diagnostic criteria allow identification of a homogeneous category for a better approach to investigation in diagnosis and treatment of vascular dementia.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Neurological Sciences |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | SUPPL. 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2006 |
Keywords
- Cognitive dysfunction
- Risk factors
- Small vessel disease
- Vascular dementia
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Neuroscience(all)