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Management of cognitive impairment of vascular origin

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Michael Dennis  and
Ann Boyle
Michael Dennis*
Affiliation:
Division of Psychiatry for the Elderly, Leicester General Hospital Gwendolen Road, Leicester LE5 4PW
Ann Boyle
Affiliation:
Glenfield General Hospital, Leicester
*
∗Correspondence
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A postal questionnaire concerning the management of cognitive impairment of vascular origin was completed by 88 psychogeriatricians and 100 geriatricians. Aspirin was considered an important part of management, and clinically indicated with: a history, or clinical signs of stroke; computerised tomography (CT) scan changes suggestive of cerebrovascular disease; and atrial fibrillation. Advanced dementia was seen as a contraindication for treatment. Eighty per cent of responders indicated they would institute antihypertensive therapy in an elderly patient with a history of raised blood pressure and cognitive impairment. The median lower limit of systolic blood pressure requiring treatment was 160 mmHg, with a treatment target blood pressure of 150 mmHg.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 22 , Issue 5 , May 1998 , pp. 285 - 287
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Copyright © 1998 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

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