Vascular cognitive impairment / 中华神经科杂志

ABSTRACT

The term of vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) has been constantly evolved and updated. The latest definition refers to the contribution of stroke and subclinical vascular brain injury that resulted from vascular pathology and its risk factors, to the cognitive impairment syndrome involving at least one domain, ranging from mild cognitive impairment to dementia, as well as mixed cognitive impairment, including Alzheimer′s disease. This article presents the epidemiology, etiology, pathogenesis, classification, clinical manifestations, auxiliary examination, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of VCI.