The main causes of dementia at old age are Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. The clinical presentations of late-onset Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia can barely be differentiated. This clinical observation is supported by pathological findings. Late-onset dementia should be considered a multifactorial disease, in which both vascular factors and amyloid dispositions contribute...

Dementia associated with cerebrovascular disease is common. It has been reported that ∼30% of elderly patients who survive stroke develop delayed dementia (post-stroke dementia), with most cases being diagnosed as vascular dementia. The pathological substrates associated with post-stroke or vascular dementia are poorly understood, particularly those associated with executive dysfunction. Three ...

Vascular dementia is a common cause of late-life cognitive decline. Vascular risk factors, transient ischemic attacks, silent and clinically evident strokes, and ischemic changes on brain imaging studies are all associated with the development of dementia. Prevention of vascular dementia involves treatment of risk factors and the same preventive measures used to avoid heart attacks and strokes....

Vascular dementia is caused by progressive atherosclerosis leading to multiple small strokes and subsequent brain damage. Approximately 10%-20% of all cases of dementia are attributed to vascular dementia. The 5-year survival rate is 39% for patients with vascular dementia compared with 75% for age-matched controls. It is a growing public health concern because of the lack of effective curative...

OBJECTIVES To better define the neuropathology of vascular dementia. METHODS The neuropathological findings in 18 elderly, undemented subjects free of cerebrovascular disease were compared with 19 elderly undemented subjects who had cerebrovascular disease (many of whom had had a "stroke") and 24 elderly demented subjects who had cerebrovascular disease, but no other pathology to account for ...

BACKGROUND Vascular cognitive impairment that does not fulfill dementia criteria (ie, vascular cognitive impairment, no dementia [CIND]) is common. Although progression to dementia is frequent, little is known about factors that predict progression. We examined whether performance on neuropsychological tests administered at baseline could predict incident cases of dementia in patients with vasc...

ABSTRACT There is currently no cure for neurodegenerative or vascular dementias, but some pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions may contribute to alleviate symptoms, slow disease progression improve quality of life. Current treatment approaches are based on etiology, symptom profile stage dementia. This manuscript presents recommendations treatments dementia due Alzheimer’s dise...

BACKGROUND Vascular diseases contribute to the causation and progression of clinical dementia. AIM To evaluate the quality of medical care for vascular diseases provided to people with dementia, the patient and practice characteristics that influence quality, and to compare care with that provided to those without dementia. DESIGN AND SETTING Observational, cross-sectional review of primary...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 cerebral amyloid angiopathy (caa) is the most common cause of lobar intracerebral hemorrhage. repeated bleeding may be presented with vascular dementia. we have reported a 68-year-old normotensive demented patient with probable caa presented with hemiparesia, headache and vomiting. according to the experience of this case,...