Diagnosis of vascular cognitive impairment
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4165.2009.02.009
- VernacularTitle:血管性认知障碍的诊断
- Author:
Hua ZHOU
;
Zhong ZHAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
cognitive disorders;
cerebrovascular disorders;
diagnosis
- From:
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases
2009;17(2):124-127
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Vascular eognitive impairment (VCI) is a large class of syndromes from mild cognitive impairment to dementia, which are caused by the cerebrovascular risk factors (eg, hypertension, diabetes and hyperlipemia), obvious (eg, cerebral infarction and intracerebral hemorrhage) or unobvious cerebrovascular diseases (leukoaraiosis and chronic cerebral ischemia). Accurate early diagnosis provides the best treatment opportunity and slows down the progress of the disease. In recent years, the research on VCI has made a great progress. This article reviews VCI from the aspects of the etiology, clinical manifestation, neuropsychology, imaging, neuroelectrophysiology, biomarkers, and diagnostic criteria.
