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Vascular cognitive impairment

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 January 2005

DM Wilson ,
D Craig ,
SP McIlroy  and
AP Passmore
DM Wilson
Affiliation:
Department of Geriatric Medicine, Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
D Craig
Affiliation:
Department of Geriatric Medicine, Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
SP McIlroy
Affiliation:
Department of Geriatric Medicine, Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
AP Passmore
Affiliation:
Department of Geriatric Medicine, Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) is a relatively new concept, encompassing all forms of cognitive loss associated with cerebrovascular disease and ischaemic brain injury. It covers a broad spectrum of pathologies within the brain, with different causes and clinical presentations. VCI includes vascular cognitive dementia, (VaD). VCI also encompasses mixed (AD and vascular dementia) as well as hereditary disorders. Table 1 shows the main subtypes of VCI.

Type
Research Article
Information
Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , February 2004 , pp. 45 - 53
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© 2005 Cambridge University Press

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