Background: The brain-at-risk stage is the earliest phase of the vascular cognitive
impairment continuum and includes individuals with vascular risk factors (VRF). However …

With the aging of the population, a key concern of both societies and health services is to
keep the population cognitively healthy until the maximum age limit. It is a well-known fact …

Background vascular cognitive impairment no dementia (VCI-ND) defines a preclinical
phase of cognitive decline associated with vascular disorders. The neuropsychological …

Introduction Vascular risk factors (VRF) have been related to cognitive deficits and an
increased risk of dementia. Cognitive impairment is considered to be one of the earliest …

Objective–Recent trends in dementia research emphasize that not only cerebrovascular
events but also vascular risk factors induce, favour or cause cognitive impairment and …

BACKGROUND: Vascular risk factors increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The
mechanisms for these associations are unclear, and may be due to misdiagnosis of a …

Objective Vascular disorders are important potential causes of cognitive impairment and
common mental disorders but their specificity as risk factors has yet to be clarified. The …

Background Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) may represent early clinical manifestations
of evolving brain diseases. Studies underpin the occurrence of NPS in the context of mild …

Objective: Vascular risk factors in mid-life predict late life cognitive decline in previously
normal populations. We sought to investigate the contribution of vascular risk factors in late …

The aim of the study was to assess risk factors for vascular dementia (VaD) in elderly
psychiatric outpatients without dementia, and to determine to what extent clinical …