Prevention and Treatment of Vascular Dementia.
10.5124/jkma.2002.45.4.409
- Author:
Hee Joon BAE
;
Jae Woo KIM
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Vascular dementia;
Treatment;
Prevention;
Dementia
- MeSH:
Alzheimer Disease;
Cognition Disorders;
Dementia;
Dementia, Vascular*;
Diagnosis;
Hope;
Humans;
Risk Factors;
Secondary Prevention;
Stroke
- From:Journal of the Korean Medical Association
2002;45(4):409-414
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Vascular dementia is one of the few remediable causes of dementia among the eldery. Prevention of the disease can be best achieved by primary or secondary prevention of controllable risk factors for strokes. Therefore, early and accurate diagnosis of vascular cognitive impairment prior to the dementia stage is essential to the prevention and treatment of vascular dementia. Pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods for prevention of vascular dementia are listed in this article. Recent epidemiologic data, suggesting a direct correlation between vascular risk factors and Alzheimer type dementia, emphasized the importance of controlling vascular risk factors in the prevention of dementia. Treatment strategies for patients diagnosed as vascular dementia are also discussed. Several clinical trials for symptomatic improvement of vascular dementia are ongoing and their success can be a hope to patients with vascular dementia.
