Vascular dementia. Differential diagnosis and therapeutic issues.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_36BD874F91E2
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
Collection
Publications
Title
Vascular dementia. Differential diagnosis and therapeutic issues.
Journal
Annales de Médecine Interne
Author(s)
Gold G., Giannakopoulos P., Seux A.L., Zekry D., Michel J.P.
ISSN
0003-410X (Print)
ISSN-L
0003-410X
Publication state
Published
Issued date
1998
Volume
149
Number
4
Pages
202-208
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Review
Abstract
Although it has long been felt that dementia may be due to atherosclerosis, the concept has recently evolved to include multiple pathophysiological mechanisms related to deficiencies in cerebral blood supply. Epidemiological data has identified hypertension and stroke as the most potent risk factors for the development of vascular dementia (VaD). New diagnostic criteria have been proposed and new neuroimaging techniques have led to a better detection of cerebral vascular pathology. However, the differential diagnosis between Alzheimer's disease and VaD, the two most common causes of dementia, remains clinically challenging. Therapeutic interventions for VaD are limited, nevertheless several lines of evidence suggest a strong potential for preventive treatment through the control of vascular risk factors.
Keywords
Aged, Brain/pathology, Dementia, Vascular/diagnosis, Dementia, Vascular/etiology, Diagnosis, Differential, Diagnostic Imaging, Humans, Prognosis, Risk Factors
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Web of science
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