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Vascular dementia: facts and controversies

Pavlovic, Aleksandra ; Pavlovic, Dragan ; Aleksic, Vuk ; Sternic, Nadezda

Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo, 2013-03, Vol.141 (3-4), p.247-255

Serbia: Serbian Medical Society

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  • Título:
    Vascular dementia: facts and controversies
  • Autor: Pavlovic, Aleksandra ; Pavlovic, Dragan ; Aleksic, Vuk ; Sternic, Nadezda
  • Assuntos: Dementia, Vascular - diagnosis ; Humans ; Risk Factors ; stroke ; vascular dementia
  • É parte de: Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo, 2013-03, Vol.141 (3-4), p.247-255
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  • Descrição: Vascular dementia (VaD) is the second most frequent dementia after Alzheimer's disease, and is diagnosed during lifetime in 20% of demented patients. Five-year survival rate in VaD is 39%, while it is estimated to be 75% in healthy persons of the same age. It is therefore important to make correct diagnosis of VaD early in the course of the disease. Risk factors forVaD are identical to stroke risk factors, and there are significant possibilities for the prevention of vascular cognitive decline. Cognitive decline develops acutely or step-by-step within three months after stroke, but more gradual progression of intellectual decline is also possible. Neurological examination can reveal pyramidal and extrapyramidal signs, pseudobulbar palsy, gait disturbance and urinary incontinence. Neuropsychological profile comprises the loss of cognitive set shifting, decline in word fluency, verbal learning difficulties, perseverations, difficulties in complex figure copying, and in patients with cortically located lesions also problems with speech and praxia. The basis of the diagnosis is, besides history, neurological examination and neuropsychological assessment, computed tomography and/ or magnetic resonance brain imaging. Vascular risk factors control is the most important measure in VaD prevention. Modern guidelines for the treatment of cognitive decline in VaD emphasize that donepezil can be useful in the improvement of cognitive status at the level of Class Ila recommendation at the level of evidence A, while memantine may be useful in patients with mixed VaD and Alzheimer's disease dementia.
  • Editor: Serbia: Serbian Medical Society
  • Idioma: Serbian;Inglês
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