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Vascular dementia is one of the most frequently occurring dementia syndromes. Its prevalence is about 5% among subjects above 85 years of age. Elevated blood pressure and atherosclerosis are the most important risk factors. According to international criteria, vascular dementia usually occurs within three months after having a stroke.
F E, de Leeuw, J, van Gijn
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The epidemic growth of dementia causes great concern for the society. It is customary to consider Alzheimer's disease (AD) as the most common cause of dementia, followed by vascular dementia (VaD). This dichotomous view of a neurodegenerative disease as opposed to brain damage caused by extrinsic factors led to separate lines of research in these two ...
Amos D, Korczyn +2 more
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Introduction. In addition to cognitive deficit, the presence of a dementing process of vascular origin leads to changes in the patient’s personality, as well as in his character.
O. O. Zlobin
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Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Drugs and Signals of Dementia and Parkinson-Like Events: Analysis of the VigiBase Database of Spontaneous Reports [PDF]
Introduction: Since vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) regulates several aspects of the central nervous system, particularly in dopaminergic neurons, VEGF inhibitors may be linked to Parkinson-like events and dementia, or variants of these ...
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Vascular cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID) is commonly caused by vascular injuries in cerebral large and small vessels and is a key driver of age-related cognitive decline.
Yasuteru Inoue +3 more
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Alois Alzheimer and vascular brain disease: Arteriosclerotic atrophy of the brain. [PDF]
Alois Alzheimer is best known for his description of neurofibrillary changes in brain neurons of a demented patient, identifying a novel disease, soon named after him by Kraepelin.
Engelhardt, Eliasz, Grinberg, Lea T
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The purpose of this review is to highlight existing literature on the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and novel risk factors for vascular dementia. We further examine the evidence linking chronic brain hypoperfusion induced by a variety of cardiovascular diseases to the development of vascular dementia.
Alberto R, Ramos +2 more
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Role of the COP9 Signalosome (CSN) in Cardiovascular Diseases
The constitutive photomorphogenesis 9 (COP9) signalosome (CSN) is an evolutionarily conserved multi-protein complex, consisting of eight subunits termed CSN1-CSN8.
Jelena Milic +2 more
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Survival and years of life lost in various aetiologies of dementia, mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and subjective cognitive decline (SCD) in Norway. [PDF]
INTRODUCTION:Alzheimer's disease patients are reported to have higher survival rate compared to patients with vascular dementia or dementia with Lewy bodies.
Bjørn Heine Strand +8 more
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What Can Quantitative Gait Analysis Tell Us about Dementia and Its Subtypes? A Structured Review [PDF]
Distinguishing dementia subtypes can be difficult due to similarities in clinical presentation. There is increasing interest in discrete gait characteristics as markers to aid diagnostic algorithms in dementia.
Galna, Brook +5 more
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