As disease-specific interventions for dementia are being developed, the ability to identify the
underlying pathology and dementia subtypes is increasingly important. Vascular cognitive …

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

Objective Dementia has a multifactorial etiology, but the importance of individual health and
lifestyle related risk factors is often uncertain or based on few studies. The goal of this paper …

Vascular contribution to cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID) is a clinical label
encompassing a wide range of cognitive disorders progressing from mild to major vascular …

Introduction Inflammatory markers are often elevated in patients with dementia, including
Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, it remains unclear whether inflammatory markers are …

The allostatic load (AL) model represents an interdisciplinary approach to comprehensively
conceptualize and quantify chronic stress in relation to pathologies throughout the life cycle …

The prevalence of vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) is likely to increase as the population
ages and cardiovascular disease survival improves. We provide an overview of the …

Background Benzodiazepine use is widespread in older people, although its benefit is
uncertain. Aim To investigate the long-term effect of benzodiazepine use upon dementia …

Vascular disease was once considered the principal cause of aging-related dementia. More
recently, however, research emphasis has shifted to studies of progressive …

The role of inflammation in cognitive decline has generated considerable interest, although
few longitudinal evaluations have been conducted. A review of the literature yields mixed …