There is increasing evidence that risk factors for vascular disease and stroke are associated
with cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease. This paper reviews current knowledge …

Multiple studies have implicated vascular-related conditions as risk factors for dementia.
Clarification of these factors in dementia is important because most are modifiable, and may …

Vascular disease and Alzheimer's disease are both common disorders, in particular among
elderly subjects. Therefore, it can be expected that the joint occurrence of these two …

Alzheimer's disease is a primary degenerative dementia and is not considered to be of
vascular origin. Furthermore, severe cerebrovascular diseases are generally exclusionary …

Alzheimer disease and vascular cognitive impairment are important causes of cognitive
decline in the elderly. It has now been shown that vascular risk factors have measurable …

Alzheimer's disease and cerebrovascular disease are two illnesses common to the elderly.
Conventional wisdom has sought to separately describe and treat these two diseases …

The Alzheimer type of dementia and stroke are known to increase at comparable rates with
age. Recent advances suggest that vascular risk factors linked to cerebrovascular disease …

Genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's disease (AD) have been extensively examined. Several
risk factors for AD are shared with vascular dementia (VaD). We performed genetic case …

Interest in dementia has increased over the past few decades. Stroke is an important cause
of cognitive problems. The term vascular cognitive impairment is now used to describe …

Stroke is an important public health problem worldwide. Those at high risk of stroke may be
at high risk of cognitive impairment and dementia after stroke. Modifiable cardiovascular risk …