Is Mild Cognitive Impairment Prodromal for Vascular Dementia Like Alzheimer’s Disease?

2002201 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

John Stirling Meyer · United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Gelin Xu · United States Department of Veterans Affairs

John Thornby · United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Munir Chowdhury · United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Minh Quach · United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Abstract

In some VaD subtypes, particularly those caused by subcortical microvascular disease, dementia may be preceded by MCI, which has similar domains of cognitive impairment and a similar progressive course that may mimic AD.

Topics & Keywords

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Cerebrovascular and genetic disorders Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Stroke

Volume 33, Issue 8, pp. 1981-1985

DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000024432.34557.10

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