RESUMO
Objective]To summarize Professor Tan Zihu’s experience in treating vascular dementia. [Methods]Summarized“the awareness on the etiology and pathogenesis of vascular dementia”,the theory of“prevention of disease”,such as“preventing measure taken before the occurrence of disease”,“treatment characteristics”,and with 1 case for specific instruction. [Result]The responsibility of the etiology’s source of vascular dementia is spleen-kidney deficiency,closely linked to stroke.The basic pathogenesis is the deficiency of sea of marrow,which leads to the dysfunction of brain.He advocates the theory of“prevention of disease”,such as“preventing measure taken before the occurrence of disease”,the primary prevention for the ones who have the high risk factor for stroke,and the early findings,early diagnosis and early prevention of vascular dementia.[Conclusion]Professor Tan Zihu,an expert of TCM,treats vascular dementia starting with spleen-kidney deficiency,combining the theory of“prevention treatment of disease”.It gets good clinical effect with promotion value.