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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
Vascular dementia, otherwise known as vascular cognitive impairment, is the most common frequent cause of dementia after Alzheimers disease (approximately 15% to 17% of all forms of dementia)<ref name=":0">Uwagbai O, Kalish VB. [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430817/ Vascular dementia]. InStatPearls [Internet] 2022 Jan 14. StatPearls Publishing. Available:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430817/ (accessed 15.1.2023)</ref>. It usually occurs in patients with atherosclerosis and chronic hypertension that over time cause multiple white matter lesions or cortical infarcts.<ref name=":1">Radiopedia [https://radiopaedia.org/articles/vascular-dementia Vascular dementia] Available:https://radiopaedia.org/articles/vascular-dementia (accessed 15.1.2023)</ref> | Vascular dementia, otherwise known as vascular cognitive impairment, is the most common frequent cause of dementia after Alzheimers disease (approximately 15% to 17% of all forms of dementia)<ref name=":0">Uwagbai O, Kalish VB. [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430817/ Vascular dementia]. InStatPearls [Internet] 2022 Jan 14. StatPearls Publishing. Available:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430817/ (accessed 15.1.2023)</ref>. It usually occurs in patients with atherosclerosis and chronic hypertension that over time cause multiple white matter lesions or cortical infarcts. Patients with vascular dementia have a shortened life expectancy.<ref name=":1">Radiopedia [https://radiopaedia.org/articles/vascular-dementia Vascular dementia] Available:https://radiopaedia.org/articles/vascular-dementia (accessed 15.1.2023)</ref> | ||
== Epidemiology == | == Epidemiology == | ||
Incidence is hard to discover but is strongly matched with age, occurring in 1% of patients greater than 55 years and in greater than 4% of patients over 71 years. To add to this uncertainty Alzheimer disease often co-occurs with vascular dementia. Also accelerated vascular changes occur in some people due to specific underlying disease not shown on vascular dementia studies.<ref name=":1" /> Risk factors for the development of vascular dementia include [[hyperlipidemia]], [[hypertension]], [[Diabetes|diabetes mellitus]], and tobacco use.<ref name=":0" /> | Incidence is hard to discover but is strongly matched with age, occurring in 1% of patients greater than 55 years and in greater than 4% of patients over 71 years. To add to this uncertainty Alzheimer disease often co-occurs with vascular dementia. Also accelerated vascular changes occur in some people due to specific underlying disease not shown on vascular dementia studies.<ref name=":1" /> Risk factors for the development of vascular dementia include [[hyperlipidemia]], [[hypertension]], [[Diabetes|diabetes mellitus]], and tobacco use.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
== | == Prevention == | ||
Vascular dementia can be prevented by treating the risk factors eg. diabetes, hypertension, smoking, and hyperlipidemia, with blood pressure control being critical. Mant studies proving that using antihypertensive medications reduces the risk of vascular dementia. <ref name=":0" /> | |||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
Vascular dementia, otherwise known as vascular cognitive impairment, is the most common frequent cause of dementia after Alzheimers disease (approximately 15% to 17% of all forms of dementia)[1]. It usually occurs in patients with atherosclerosis and chronic hypertension that over time cause multiple white matter lesions or cortical infarcts. Patients with vascular dementia have a shortened life expectancy.[2]
Epidemiology[edit | edit source]
Incidence is hard to discover but is strongly matched with age, occurring in 1% of patients greater than 55 years and in greater than 4% of patients over 71 years. To add to this uncertainty Alzheimer disease often co-occurs with vascular dementia. Also accelerated vascular changes occur in some people due to specific underlying disease not shown on vascular dementia studies.[2] Risk factors for the development of vascular dementia include hyperlipidemia, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and tobacco use.[1]
Prevention[edit | edit source]
Vascular dementia can be prevented by treating the risk factors eg. diabetes, hypertension, smoking, and hyperlipidemia, with blood pressure control being critical. Mant studies proving that using antihypertensive medications reduces the risk of vascular dementia. [1]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Uwagbai O, Kalish VB. Vascular dementia. InStatPearls [Internet] 2022 Jan 14. StatPearls Publishing. Available:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430817/ (accessed 15.1.2023)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Radiopedia Vascular dementia Available:https://radiopaedia.org/articles/vascular-dementia (accessed 15.1.2023)
