Vascular cognitive impairment defines alterations in cognition, ranging from subtle deficits to
full-blown dementia, attributable to cerebrovascular causes. Often coexisting with …

As the population of the Western world is aging, there is increasing awareness of age-
related impairments in cognitive function and a rising interest in finding novel approaches to …

Hypertension has emerged as a leading cause of age-related cognitive impairment. Long
known to be associated with dementia caused by vascular factors, hypertension has more …

Hypertension and stroke are highly prevalent risk factors for cognitive impairment and
dementia. Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VaD) are the most common …

Loss of cognitive function is one the most devastating manifestations of ageing and vascular
disease. Cognitive decline is rapidly becoming an important cause of disability worldwide …

Age-related and amyloid-induced pathology of the cerebral microvasculature have been
implicated as potential contributing factors to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) …

Cognitive abilities depend primarily on cerebrovascular health and aging. In this work, we
examine the pathogenic mechanisms of brain dysfunction linked to vascular risk factors …

Cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) is a generic term used for intracranial vascular
disorders caused by the structural changes of cerebral microvessels, including the small …

This paper provides an overview of cognitive impairment due to vascular brain damage,
which is referred to as vascular cognitive impairment (VCI). Over the past decades, we have …

Age is the strongest risk factor for brain degeneration whether it results from vascular or
neurodegenerative mechanisms or both. To evaluate the current views on the impact of …