Non-pharmaceutical interventions of vascular cognitive impairment
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-6554.2018.08.002
- VernacularTitle:血管性认知障碍的非药物干预
- Author:
Yang LIU
1
;
Rui LI
;
Weihong CHEN
;
Yanhong DONG
;
Peiyuan LYU
Author Information
1. 河北医科大学研究生学院
- Keywords:
Vascular cognitive impairment;
Physical activity;
Cognitive training;
Transcranial stimulation;
Acupuncture
- From:
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science
2018;27(8):679-683
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Vascular cognitive impairment(VCI) is a group of syndroms from mild cognitive impairment to dementia caused by cerebrovascluar disease.The preventable and therapeutic characteristics of VCI bring an opportunity for its effective treatment.Non-pharmaceutical interventions play a vital role on its treatment,which gradually becomes a research hotspots.A variety of interventions to improve VCI have been confirmed,and the pathophysiological mechanism is unique but also complementary to each other.And their synergistic action cannot be ignored.This review focuses on the research progress in the effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions:physical activity,cognitive training,transcranial stimulation and acupuncture on VCI,and the possible mechanisms,in order to open new doors for the early detection,prevention and treatment of VCI.
