J Korean Med Assoc.  2002 Apr;45(4):409-414. 10.5124/jkma.2002.45.4.409.

Prevention and Treatment of Vascular Dementia

Abstract

Vascular dementia is one of the few remediable causes of dementia among the eldery. Prevention of the disease can be best achieved by primary or secondary prevention of controllable risk factors for strokes. Therefore, early and accurate diagnosis of vascular cognitive impairment prior to the dementia stage is essential to the prevention and treatment of vascular dementia. Pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods for prevention of vascular dementia are listed in this article. Recent epidemiologic data, suggesting a direct correlation between vascular risk factors and Alzheimer type dementia, emphasized the importance of controlling vascular risk factors in the prevention of dementia. Treatment strategies for patients diagnosed as vascular dementia are also discussed. Several clinical trials for symptomatic improvement of vascular dementia are ongoing and their success can be a hope to patients with vascular dementia.

Keyword

Vascular dementia; Treatment; Prevention; Dementia

MeSH Terms

Alzheimer Disease
Cognition Disorders
Dementia
Dementia, Vascular*
Diagnosis
Hope
Humans
Risk Factors
Secondary Prevention
Stroke
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