Subtypes of Vascular Dementia
Journal of the Korean Medical Association
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: 385-391, 2002.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
Vascular dementia is defined as a clinical syndrome of acquired intellectual impairment resulting from a brain injury due to a cerebrovascular disorder. It incorporates various vascular pathophysiological mechanisms and changes in the brain, and has diverse cause and clinical manifestations. The main suptypes of vascular dementia include 1) multi-infarct dementia, 2) strategic infarct dementia, and 3) subcortical vascular dementia. Both multi-infarct dementia and strategic infarct dementia show heterogeneity in etiologies, changes of the brain, as well as clinical manifestations. On the contrary, subcortical vascular dementia is suggested to be a more homogenous group. To better understand the clinical features of vascular dementia, cases corresponding to each subtype of vascular dementia are briefly discussed this review.
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Main subject:
Population Characteristics
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Brain
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Brain Injuries
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Dementia, Multi-Infarct
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Dementia, Vascular
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Cerebrovascular Disorders
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Dementia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Medical Association
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
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