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Documentation of vascular risk factors in vascular dementia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Rahul Rao
Rahul Rao*
Affiliation:
Portnalls Unit, Farnborough Hospital, Farnborough Common, Orpington, Kent BR6 8ND
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Abstract

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The diagnosis of vascular dementia may often be made on the basis of structural neuroimaging, this may not always be reliable. In view of this, a retrospective study of 30 case notes with diagnosis of vascular dementia was undertaken to examine the documentation of vascular risk factors and presence of cerebrovascular disease. Specific recommendations were then made for the future case note documentation. Nine months later, 10 case notes were examined to assess the impact of the recommendations. A noticeable improvement in the documentation of most risk factors was observed. The wider implications of these findings are discussed.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 22 , Issue 2 , February 1998 , pp. 97 - 99
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Copyright © 1998 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

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