Subtypes of Vascular Dementia.
10.5124/jkma.2002.45.4.385
- Author:
Kyung Ho YU
;
Byung Chul LEE
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Vascular dementia;
Cerebrovascular disorder
- MeSH:
Brain;
Brain Injuries;
Cerebrovascular Disorders;
Dementia;
Dementia, Multi-Infarct;
Dementia, Vascular*;
Population Characteristics
- From:Journal of the Korean Medical Association
2002;45(4):385-391
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Vascular dementia is defined as a clinical syndrome of acquired intellectual impairment resulting from a brain injury due to a cerebrovascular disorder. It incorporates various vascular pathophysiological mechanisms and changes in the brain, and has diverse cause and clinical manifestations. The main suptypes of vascular dementia include 1) multi-infarct dementia, 2) strategic infarct dementia, and 3) subcortical vascular dementia. Both multi-infarct dementia and strategic infarct dementia show heterogeneity in etiologies, changes of the brain, as well as clinical manifestations. On the contrary, subcortical vascular dementia is suggested to be a more homogenous group. To better understand the clinical features of vascular dementia, cases corresponding to each subtype of vascular dementia are briefly discussed this review.
