Vascular cognitive impairment
10.3760/cma.j.cn113694-20201020-00794
- VernacularTitle:血管性认知障碍
- Author:
Benyan LUO
;
Ping LIU
;
Xiaoyan LIU
- From:
Chinese Journal of Neurology
2021;54(3):267-271
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The term of vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) has been constantly evolved and updated. The latest definition refers to the contribution of stroke and subclinical vascular brain injury that resulted from vascular pathology and its risk factors, to the cognitive impairment syndrome involving at least one domain, ranging from mild cognitive impairment to dementia, as well as mixed cognitive impairment, including Alzheimer′s disease. This article presents the epidemiology, etiology, pathogenesis, classification, clinical manifestations, auxiliary examination, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of VCI.
