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Yang X, Chen C, Wang A, Li C, Cheng G. Imaging, Genetic, and Pathological Features of Vascular Dementia. Eur Neurol 2023; 86:277-284. [PMID: 37271126 DOI: 10.1159/000531088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Over the past decades, marked progress has been made in detecting vascular dementia (VD) both through maturation of diagnostic concepts and advances in brain imaging, especially MRI. We summarized the imaging, genetic, and pathological features of VD in this review. SUMMARY It is a challenge for the diagnosis and treatment of VD, particularly in patients where there is no evident temporal relation between cerebrovascular events and cognitive dysfunction. In patients with cognitive dysfunction with poststroke onset, the etiological classification is still complicated. KEY MESSAGES In this review, we summarized the clinical, imaging, and genetic as well as pathological features of VD. We hope to offer a framework to translate diagnostic criteria to daily practice, address treatment, and highlight some future perspectives.
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- Xiaoni Yang
- Department of Gerontology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan, China
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- Department of Gerontology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan, China
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- Department of Gerontology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan, China
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- Department of Gerontology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan, China
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- Department of Gerontology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan, China
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This article gives a broad overview of vascular cognitive impairment and dementia, including epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical approach, and management. Emphasis is placed on understanding the common underlying types of cerebrovascular disease (including atherosclerosis, arteriolosclerosis, and cerebral amyloid angiopathy) and awareness of rare inherited cerebrovascular disorders. RECENT FINDINGS The pathophysiology of vascular cognitive impairment and dementia is heterogeneous, and the most recent diagnostic criteria for vascular cognitive impairment and dementia break down the diagnosis of major vascular dementia into four phenotypic categories, including subcortical ischemic vascular dementia, poststroke dementia, multi-infarct dementia, and mixed dementia. Control of cardiovascular risk factors, including management of midlife blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugars, remains the mainstay of prevention for vascular cognitive impairment and dementia. Cerebral amyloid angiopathy requires special consideration when it comes to risk factor management given the increased risk of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage. Recent trials suggest some improvement in global cognitive function in patients with vascular cognitive impairment and dementia with targeted cognitive rehabilitation. SUMMARY Thorough clinical evaluation and neuroimaging form the basis for diagnosis. As vascular cognitive impairment and dementia is the leading nondegenerative cause of dementia, identifying risk factors and optimizing their management is paramount. Once vascular brain injury has occurred, symptomatic management should be offered and secondary prevention pursued.
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An unbiased algorithm for objective separation of Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's mixed with cerebrovascular symptomology, and healthy controls from one another using electrovestibulography (EVestG). Med Biol Eng Comput 2022; 60:797-810. [PMID: 35102489 DOI: 10.1007/s11517-022-02507-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) from AD with cerebrovascular disease pathology (AD-CVD) is a rising challenge. Using electrovestibulography (EVestG) measured signals, we develop an automated feature extraction and selection algorithm for an unbiased identification of AD and AD-CVD from healthy controls as well as their separation from each other. EVestG signals of 24 healthy controls, 16 individuals with AD, and 13 with AD-CVD were analyzed within two separate groupings: One-versus-One and One-versus-All. A multistage feature selection process was conducted over the training dataset using linear support vector machine (SVM) classification with 10-fold cross-validation, k nearest neighbors/averaging imputation, and exhaustive search. The most frequently selected features that achieved highest classification performance were selected. 10-fold cross-validation was applied via a linear SVM classification on the entire dataset. Multivariate analysis was run to test the between population differences while controlling for the covariates. Classification accuracies of ≥ 80% and 78% were achieved for the One-versus-All classification approach and AD versus AD-CVD separation, respectively. The results also held true after controlling for the effect of covariates. AD/AD-CVD participants showed smaller/larger EVestG averaged field potential signals compared to healthy controls and AD-CVD/AD participants. These characteristics are in line with our previous study results.
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Bir SC, Khan MW, Javalkar V, Toledo EG, Kelley RE. Emerging Concepts in Vascular Dementia: A Review. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2021; 30:105864. [PMID: 34062312 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2021.105864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Revised: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Vascular dementia (VaD) is the second most common cause of dementia and a major health concern worldwide. A comprehensive review on VaD is warranted for better understanding and guidance for the practitioner. We provide an updated overview of the epidemiology, pathophysiological mechanisms, neuroimaging patterns as well as current diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. MATERIALS AND METHODS A narrative review of current literature in VaD was performed based on publications from the database of PubMed, Scopus and Google Scholar up to January, 2021. RESULTS VaD can be the result of ischemic or hemorrhagic tissue injury in a particular region of the brain which translates into clinically significant cognitive impairment. For example, a cerebral infarct in the speech area of the dominant hemisphere would translate into clinically significant impairment as would involvement of projection pathways such as the arcuate fasciculus. Specific involvement of the angular gyrus of the dominant hemisphere, with resultant Gerstman's syndrome, could have a pronounced effect on functional ability despite being termed a "minor stroke". Small vessel cerebrovascular disease can have a cumulate effect on cognitive function over time. It is unfortunately well recognized that "good" functional recovery in acute ischemic or haemorrhagic stroke, including subarachnoid haemorrhage, does not necessarily translate into good cognitive recovery. The victim may often be left unable to have gainful employment, drive a car safely or handle their affairs independently. CONCLUSIONS This review should serve as a compendium of updated information on VaD and provide guidance in terms of newer diagnostic and potential therapeutic approaches.
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- Shyamal C Bir
- Department of Neurology Ocshner/LSU Health Sciences Center-Sheveport, Shreveport, LA, USA
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- Department of Neurology Ocshner/LSU Health Sciences Center-Sheveport, Shreveport, LA, USA
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- Department of Neurology Ocshner/LSU Health Sciences Center-Sheveport, Shreveport, LA, USA
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- Department of Neurology Ocshner/LSU Health Sciences Center-Sheveport, Shreveport, LA, USA.
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Başgöz B, İnce S, Safer U, Naharcı Mİ, Taşçı İ. Low bone density and osteoporosis among older adults with Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, and mixed dementia: A Cross-sectional Study With Prospective Enrollment. Turk J Phys Med Rehabil 2020; 66:193-200. [PMID: 32760897 PMCID: PMC7401688 DOI: 10.5606/tftrd.2020.3803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2018] [Accepted: 02/27/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES This study aims to examine bone mineral density (BMD) and osteoporosis in older adults with dementia compared to those with a normal cognitive status and to evaluate the type, severity, and duration of dementia. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between May 2013 and May 2017, a total of 363 participants aged ≥65 years (136 males, 227 females; mean age 78.4±5.4 years; range 66 to 99 years) with and without Alzheimer's disease (AD), vascular dementia (VaD), or mixed dementia (AD-VaD) were included in this single-center, prospective, cross-sectional study. The dementia group included 93 patients with dementia and the control group included 270 age- and sex-matched healthy individuals. We used dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) to measure BMD of the lumbar spine, total hip, and femoral neck. RESULTS Controlled for age and sex, demented and non-demented participants had a similar BMD (g/cm2) at lumbar spine [F (1, 358):0.83, p=363], but lower BMD values of total hip [F (1, 359):10.26, p=0.001] and femoral neck [F (1, 359):15.21, p<0.001] in the patients with dementia. Adjusted percentage of osteoporosis and low bone mass based on total hip and femoral neck T-scores were also significantly higher in the patient group. The mean BMD values, frequency of osteoporosis, and low bone mass did not significantly differ according to the subtype of dementia, sex, and disease duration or severity. CONCLUSION Our study results show that demented elders have a lower BMD and higher frequency of osteoporosis at the hip, but not at the lumbar spine, irrespective of sex and type of dementia. Based on these results, we can speculate that not only AD, but also VaD and AD-VaD may be associated with bone loss at the hip.
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- Bilgin Başgöz
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Gülhane School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Gülhane School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Geriatrics, University of Health Sciences, Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Geriatrics, University of Health Sciences, Gülhane School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Geriatrics, University of Health Sciences, Gülhane School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Tasci I, Safer U, Naharci MI. Multiple Antihyperglycemic Drug Use is Associated with Undernutrition Among Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Study. Diabetes Ther 2019; 10:1005-1018. [PMID: 30924077 PMCID: PMC6531590 DOI: 10.1007/s13300-019-0602-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Undernutrition is prevalent in older age. Current management of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) requires modified diet patterns; however, older adults with diabetes may also be at the risk of undernutrition due to age, disease, and medication-related factors. Our objectives in this study were to examine the proportion and associations of undernutrition among community-dwelling older adults with T2DM. METHODS This prospective, cross-sectional study involved older outpatient adults (≥ 65 years) with and without T2DM. We assessed the nutritional status using the Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form. Undernutrition referred to being either at risk of malnutrition or malnourished. Variables independently associated with undernutrition were evaluated by logistic regression analysis. RESULTS Five hundred forty-six older adults [n = 215 with T2DM and n = 331 control; mean (SD) age, 74.9 (6.3) years; 388 (71.1%) female] were included in the study. The frequency of undernutrition was 31.1%, which was higher in patients with T2DM than in those without (36.7% vs. 27.5%, p < 0.05). However, the difference was no longer significant after adjustment for covariates (gender, lower education, lower body mass index, cardiovascular disease, multimorbidity, cognitive performance, functional performance, depressive symptoms, and polypharmacy). In the T2DM group, the ratio of multiple antihyperglycemic drug use (≥ 2) was higher in those with undernutrition compared with normal nutritional status (78.5% vs. 59.6%, p = 0.005). On multivariable analysis, decreased functional performance, depressive symptoms, and use of multiple antihyperglycemic drugs were associated with undernutrition in patients with T2DM. CONCLUSIONS Undernutrition was more common among older adults with T2DM compared with the control group. Undernutrition was further dependent on chronic conditions and diabetes management.
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- Ilker Tasci
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Gulhane Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
- Department of Internal Medicine, Turkish Ministry of Health, Gulhane Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Gulhane Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
- Department (s) of Internal Medicine and Palliative Care, Turkish Ministry of Health, Sancaktepe Sehit Profesor İlhan Varank Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Gulhane Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
- Department of Internal Medicine, Turkish Ministry of Health, Gulhane Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Sachdev PS, Lipnicki DM, Crawford JD, Brodaty H. The Vascular Behavioral and Cognitive Disorders criteria for vascular cognitive disorders: a validation study. Eur J Neurol 2019; 26:1161-1167. [PMID: 30927497 DOI: 10.1111/ene.13960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2019] [Accepted: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The Vascular Behavioral and Cognitive Disorders (VASCOG) criteria for vascular cognitive disorders were published in 2014, but their concurrent and predictive validity have not been examined. METHODS Participants (N = 165, aged 49-86 years) were from Sydney Stroke Study, a longitudinal study of post-stroke cognitive impairment and dementia. Diagnoses using the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - Association Internationale pour la Recherché et l'Enseignement en Neurosciences (NINDS-AIREN), the Alzheimer's Disease Diagnostic and Treatment Centers (ADDTC) and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition (DSM-IV), criteria for vascular dementia (VaD) were made by consensus at multidisciplinary case conferences. Diagnoses for mild vascular cognitive disorder (mVCD) and VaD using VASCOG, DSM-5 and the Vascular Impairment of Cognition Classification Consensus Study (VICCCS) criteria were made by two study authors. Agreement levels between criteria sets were examined using Cohen's kappa (κ). The ability of VaD diagnoses to predict mortality over 10 years and of mVCD to predict dementia over 5 years was investigated. RESULTS The VASCOG criteria yielded rates of mVCD slightly lower than for DSM-5 and VICCCS. VaD rates were similar for all criteria, although slightly lower for DSM-IV. Agreement between the VASCOG, VICCCS and DSM-5 criteria was excellent for VaD and mVCD (κ = 0.83-1.0), but lower for VaD between VASCOG and the other criteria (κ = 0.47-0.63). VaD-based mortality predictions were similar for the VASCOG, VICCCS and DSM-5 criteria, and higher than those for other criteria. The prediction of incident dementia within 5 years from mVCD was slightly lower with VASCOG criteria than with DSM-5 and VICCCS criteria. CONCLUSIONS The VASCOG criteria have greater sensitivity, modest concurrent validity and better predictive validity than older criteria for VaD, but are comparable to DSM-5 and VICCCS criteria. Their operationalization and inclusion of a mild VCD category make them useful for clinical and research applications.
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- P S Sachdev
- Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.,Neuropsychiatric Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.,Dementia Collaborative Research Centre, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.,Academic Department for Old Age Psychiatry, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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Azarpazhooh MR, Hachinski V. Vascular cognitive impairment: A preventable component of dementia. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2019; 167:377-391. [PMID: 31753144 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-804766-8.00020-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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For many decades during the 20th century, the common belief was that the slow strangulation of the brains' blood supply from hardening of the brain arteries led to chronic brain ischemia and neuronal death. Not surprisingly, to counter this, vasodilators rapidly became one of the most commonly used and profitable medications worldwide; however, no clinical benefits were ever proven. In the 1970s and early 1980s cerebral blood flow studies strongly disproved the idea of brain failure due to chronic ischemia. It was also shown that infarcts and not chronic ischemia caused dementia, leading to the concept of multiinfarct dementia. In addition to infarcts, it was then realized that other vascular lesions can also cause cognitive decline. Gradually, as "atherosclerotic dementia" lost ground, Alzheimer's disease (AD) that once had been considered a presenile dementia and rare, became almost synonymous with dementia. Subsequent memory-based definitions and evaluations of dementia led to a bias in favor of diagnosing AD, overshadowing vascular contributions. The widespread use of brain imaging in the 1980s and 1990s contributed to the resurgence of evidence of cerebrovascular diseases. Moreover, it was shown that most cognitive impairment of the elderly results from mixed pathologies, emphasizing the need for a change in the traditional categorical diagnosis of dementia, e.g., AD vs vascular dementia. The alternative diagnostic method was named the vascular cognitive impairment approach, meaning identifying any impairment caused by or associated with vascular factors. The importance of this approach is that vascular lesions are currently the most important treatable and preventable components of dementia, even before any symptoms manifest, i.e., at the brain at risk stage. This chapter provides a summary of the vascular cognitive impairment approach to diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cognitive decline.
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- Mahmoud Reza Azarpazhooh
- Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London, ON, Canada; Department of Neurology, Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
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Tasci I, Cintosun U, Safer U, Naharci MI, Bozoglu E, Aydogdu A, Doruk H. Assessment of geriatric predictors of adherence to Zoledronic acid treatment for osteoporosis: a prospective follow-up study. Acta Clin Belg 2018; 73:237-243. [PMID: 29251181 DOI: 10.1080/17843286.2017.1412863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Objectives Discontinuation of bisphosphonate treatment remains high even with the long acting parenteral options. Whether there are some unidentified causes of noncompliance more specific to aged individuals is unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate baseline predictors of adherence to Zoledronic acid (ZOL) infusions among non-demented older adults with osteoporosis. Methods Patients aged ≥ 65 years who received a first ever ZOL infusion for osteoporosis were prospectively enrolled. Risk factors for osteoporosis and fractures, comorbidities, geriatric assessment measures, including depression, and anticholinergic burden were determined at baseline. Adherence was defined as taking the next ZOL infusion at 12 months. Results A total of 187 participants were included (mean age: 75.7 ± 6.3 years, female: 77.5%). Adherence to the next ZOL infusion was 66.8% (n = 125). Non-adherent participants (n = 62, 33.2%) had significantly higher frequency of historical height decrease and depression at baseline. Poor adherence was associated with height decrease, presence of depression, and higher anticholinergic burden in univariate analysis. After adjustment for relevant confounders, fragility fracture history (OR: 0.38, 95%CI: 0.17-0.86, p = 0.020), depression (OR: 0.32, 95%CI: 0.12-0.82, p = 0.018), and higher anticholinergic burden (OR: 0.67, 95%CI: 0.49-0.93, p = 0.017) were the predictors of lower adherence to ZOL infusion. Conclusions The rate of adherence to the next ZOL infusion was still suboptimal among older women and men in this study. Past osteoporotic fractures, depression, and higher anticholinergic drug burden predicted poor ZOL adherence. It was a novel finding that drug-related anticholinergic side effects adversely influenced adherence to another medication without anticholinergic properties.
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- Ilker Tasci
- Department of Internal Medicine, Gulhane Medical School, Health Sciences University, Ankara, Turkey
- Internal Medicine Clinic, Gulhane Teaching and Research Hospital, Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey
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- Internal Medicine Clinic, Gulhane Teaching and Research Hospital, Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gulhane Medical School, Health Sciences University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gulhane Medical School, Health Sciences University, Ankara, Turkey
- Internal Medicine Clinic, Gulhane Teaching and Research Hospital, Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gulhane Medical School, Health Sciences University, Ankara, Turkey
- Internal Medicine Clinic, Gulhane Teaching and Research Hospital, Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gulhane Medical School, Health Sciences University, Ankara, Turkey
- Internal Medicine Clinic, Gulhane Teaching and Research Hospital, Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gulhane Medical School, Health Sciences University, Ankara, Turkey
- Internal Medicine Clinic, Gulhane Teaching and Research Hospital, Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey
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Lambert C, Zeestraten E, Williams O, Benjamin P, Lawrence AJ, Morris RG, Mackinnon AD, Barrick TR, Markus HS. Identifying preclinical vascular dementia in symptomatic small vessel disease using MRI. Neuroimage Clin 2018; 19:925-938. [PMID: 30003030 PMCID: PMC6039843 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2018.06.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2018] [Revised: 05/23/2018] [Accepted: 06/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Sporadic cerebral small vessel disease is an important cause of vascular dementia, a syndrome of cognitive impairment together with vascular brain damage. At post-mortem pure vascular dementia is rare, with evidence of co-existing Alzheimer's disease pathology in 95% of cases. This work used MRI to characterize structural abnormalities during the preclinical phase of vascular dementia in symptomatic small vessel disease. 121 subjects were recruited into the St George's Cognition and Neuroimaging in Stroke study and followed up longitudinally for five years. Over this period 22 individuals converted to dementia. Using voxel-based morphometry, we found structural abnormalities present at baseline in those with preclinical dementia, with reduced grey matter density in the left striatum and hippocampus, and more white matter hyperintensities in the frontal white-matter. The lacunar data revealed that some of these abnormalities may be due to lesions within the striatum and centrum semiovale. Using support vector machines, future dementia could be best predicted using hippocampal and striatal Jacobian determinant data, achieving a balanced classification accuracy of 73%. Using cluster ward linkage we identified four anatomical subtypes. Successful predictions were restricted to groups with lower levels of vascular damage. The subgroup that could not be predicted were younger, further from conversion, had the highest levels of vascular damage, with milder cognitive impairment at baseline but more rapid deterioration in processing speed and executive function, consistent with a primary vascular dementia. In contrast, the remaining groups had decreasing levels of vascular damage and increasing memory impairment consistent with progressively more Alzheimer's-like pathology. Voxel-wise rates of hippocampal atrophy supported these distinctions, with the vascular group closely resembling the non-dementing cohort, whereas the Alzheimer's like group demonstrated global hippocampal atrophy. This work reveals distinct anatomical endophenotypes in preclinical vascular dementia, forming a spectrum between vascular and Alzheimer's like pathology. The latter group can be identified using baseline MRI, with 73% converting within 5 years. It was not possible to predict the vascular dominant dementia subgroup, however 19% of negative predictions with high levels of vascular disease would ultimately develop dementia. It may be that techniques more sensitive to white matter damage, such as diffusion weighted imaging, may prove more useful for this vascular dominant subgroup in the future. This work provides a way to accurately stratify patients using a baseline MRI scan, and has utility in future clinical trials designed to slow or prevent the onset of dementia in these high-risk cohorts.
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- Christian Lambert
- Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, 12 Queen Square, WC1N 3BG London, UK; Neurosciences Research Centre, Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George's University of London, SW17 0RE, UK.
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- Neurosciences Research Centre, Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George's University of London, SW17 0RE, UK
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- Neurosciences Research Centre, Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George's University of London, SW17 0RE, UK
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- Neurosciences Research Centre, Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George's University of London, SW17 0RE, UK
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- Stroke Research Group, Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK
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- Department of Psychology, King's College Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, London, UK
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- St George's NHS Healthcare Trust, Atkinson Morley Regional Neuroscience Centre, London, UK
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- Neurosciences Research Centre, Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George's University of London, SW17 0RE, UK
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- Stroke Research Group, Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK
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Izzo C, Carrizzo A, Alfano A, Virtuoso N, Capunzo M, Calabrese M, De Simone E, Sciarretta S, Frati G, Oliveti M, Damato A, Ambrosio M, De Caro F, Remondelli P, Vecchione C. The Impact of Aging on Cardio and Cerebrovascular Diseases. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:E481. [PMID: 29415476 PMCID: PMC5855703 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19020481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2018] [Revised: 01/29/2018] [Accepted: 02/01/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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A growing number of evidences report that aging represents the major risk factor for the development of cardio and cerebrovascular diseases. Understanding Aging from a genetic, biochemical and physiological point of view could be helpful to design a better medical approach and to elaborate the best therapeutic strategy to adopt, without neglecting all the risk factors associated with advanced age. Of course, the better way should always be understanding risk-to-benefit ratio, maintenance of independence and reduction of symptoms. Although improvements in treatment of cardiovascular diseases in the elderly population have increased the survival rate, several studies are needed to understand the best management option to improve therapeutic outcomes. The aim of this review is to give a 360° panorama on what goes on in the fragile ecosystem of elderly, why it happens and what we can do, right now, with the tools at our disposal to slow down aging, until new discoveries on aging, cardio and cerebrovascular diseases are at hand.
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- Carmine Izzo
- Departement of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, 84081 Salerno, Italy; (C.I.); (M.C.); (M.O.); (F.D.C.); (P.R.)
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- Vascular Physiopathology Unit, IRCCS Neuromed, 86077 Pozzilli, Italy; (A.C.); (S.S.); (G.F.); (A.D.); (M.A.)
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- Heart Department, A.O.U. “San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d’Aragona”, 84131 Salerno, Italy; (A.A.); (E.D.S.)
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, A.O.U. Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy;
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- Departement of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, 84081 Salerno, Italy; (C.I.); (M.C.); (M.O.); (F.D.C.); (P.R.)
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- Rehabilitation Department, A.O.U. “San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d’Aragona”, 84131 Salerno, Italy;
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- Heart Department, A.O.U. “San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d’Aragona”, 84131 Salerno, Italy; (A.A.); (E.D.S.)
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- Vascular Physiopathology Unit, IRCCS Neuromed, 86077 Pozzilli, Italy; (A.C.); (S.S.); (G.F.); (A.D.); (M.A.)
- Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Polo Pontino, 04100 Latina, Italy
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- Vascular Physiopathology Unit, IRCCS Neuromed, 86077 Pozzilli, Italy; (A.C.); (S.S.); (G.F.); (A.D.); (M.A.)
- Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Polo Pontino, 04100 Latina, Italy
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- Departement of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, 84081 Salerno, Italy; (C.I.); (M.C.); (M.O.); (F.D.C.); (P.R.)
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- Vascular Physiopathology Unit, IRCCS Neuromed, 86077 Pozzilli, Italy; (A.C.); (S.S.); (G.F.); (A.D.); (M.A.)
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- Vascular Physiopathology Unit, IRCCS Neuromed, 86077 Pozzilli, Italy; (A.C.); (S.S.); (G.F.); (A.D.); (M.A.)
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- Departement of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, 84081 Salerno, Italy; (C.I.); (M.C.); (M.O.); (F.D.C.); (P.R.)
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- Departement of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, 84081 Salerno, Italy; (C.I.); (M.C.); (M.O.); (F.D.C.); (P.R.)
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- Departement of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, 84081 Salerno, Italy; (C.I.); (M.C.); (M.O.); (F.D.C.); (P.R.)
- Vascular Physiopathology Unit, IRCCS Neuromed, 86077 Pozzilli, Italy; (A.C.); (S.S.); (G.F.); (A.D.); (M.A.)
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Tasci I, Safer U, Naharci MI, Gezer M, Demir O, Bozoglu E, Doruk H. Undetected Peripheral Arterial Disease Among Older Adults With Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias. Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen 2018; 33:5-11. [PMID: 28786294 PMCID: PMC10852521 DOI: 10.1177/1533317517724000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/03/2024]
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BACKGROUND Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) was reported to increase the risk of dementia(s) even more than stroke. We assessed the prevalence of PAD in a group with definite diagnosis of dementia. METHODS Patients aged 65 years or older with Alzheimer's disease (AD), vascular dementia (VaD), or AD-VaD were enrolled (n = 162, mean age: 78.87 [6.05] years). An age- and gender-matched control group was also included (n = 190). Peripheral arterial disease was diagnosed by the ankle-brachial index. RESULTS Frequency of PAD among patients with and without dementia was 35.2% and 16.3%, respectively ( P < .001), being similar among different types of dementia. After adjustment for covariates, dementia (odds ratio: 2.41, 95% confidence interval: 1.34-4.32; P = .003) was among the predictors of PAD diagnosis along with older age, female gender, and diabetes. CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of PAD was more than double in patients with dementia, with no difference among AD, VaD, and AD-VaD types.
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- Ilker Tasci
- Department of Internal Medicine, Gulhane Medical School, Health Sciences University, Ankara, Turkey
- Internal Medicine Clinic, Gulhane Teaching and Research Hospital, Turkish Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey
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- Internal Medicine Clinic, Sultan Abulhamid Teaching and Research Hospital, Turkish Ministry of Health, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gulhane Medical School, Health Sciences University, Ankara, Turkey
- Internal Medicine Clinic, Gulhane Teaching and Research Hospital, Turkish Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gulhane Medical School, Health Sciences University, Ankara, Turkey
- Internal Medicine Clinic, Gulhane Teaching and Research Hospital, Turkish Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gulhane Medical School, Health Sciences University, Ankara, Turkey
- Internal Medicine Clinic, Gulhane Teaching and Research Hospital, Turkish Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gulhane Medical School, Health Sciences University, Ankara, Turkey
- Internal Medicine Clinic, Gulhane Teaching and Research Hospital, Turkish Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gulhane Medical School, Health Sciences University, Ankara, Turkey
- Internal Medicine Clinic, Gulhane Teaching and Research Hospital, Turkish Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey
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Vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) is the second most common type of dementia after Alzheimer's disease (AD). Stroke and cardiovascular risk factors have been linked to both AD and VCI and potentially can affect cognitive function in mid and later life. Various pharmacological agents, including donepezil, galantamine, and memantine, approved for the treatment of AD have shown modest cognitive benefits in patients with vascular dementia (VaD). However, their functional and global benefits have been inconsistent. Donepezil has shown some cognitive benefit in patients with VaD only, and galantamine has shown some benefit in mixed dementia (AD/VaD). The benefits of other drugs such as rivastigmine, memantine, nimodipine, and piracetam are not clear. Some other supplements and herbal therapies, such as citicoline, actovegin, huperzine A, and vinpocetine, have also been studied in patients with VaD, but their beneficial effects are not well established. Non-drug therapies and lifestyle modifications such as diet, exercise, and vascular risk factor control are important in the management of VCI and should not be ignored. However, there is a need for more robust clinical trials focusing on executive function and other cognitive measures and incorporation of newer imaging modalities to provide additional evidence about the utility of these strategies in patients with VCI.
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- Muhammad U Farooq
- Division of Stroke and Vascular Neurology, Mercy Health Hauenstein Neurosciences, 200 Jefferson Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, USA.
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- Division of Stroke and Vascular Neurology, Mercy Health Hauenstein Neurosciences, 200 Jefferson Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, USA
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- Division of Stroke and Vascular Neurology, Mercy Health Hauenstein Neurosciences, 200 Jefferson Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, USA
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- Division of Stroke and Vascular Neurology, Mercy Health Hauenstein Neurosciences, 200 Jefferson Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, USA.,Department Translational Science and Molecular Medicine, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, 220 Cherry Street SE Room H 3037, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, USA
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Barbay M, Taillia H, Nedelec-Ciceri C, Arnoux A, Puy L, Wiener E, Canaple S, Lamy C, Godefroy O, Roussel M. Vascular cognitive impairment: Advances and trends. Rev Neurol (Paris) 2017; 173:473-480. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neurol.2017.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2017] [Accepted: 06/15/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Meyer ML, Palta P, Tanaka H, Deal JA, Wright J, Knopman DS, Griswold ME, Mosley TH, Heiss G. Association of Central Arterial Stiffness and Pressure Pulsatility with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study-Neurocognitive Study (ARIC-NCS). J Alzheimers Dis 2017; 57:195-204. [PMID: 28222517 PMCID: PMC5450915 DOI: 10.3233/jad-161041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND The association of central arterial stiffness and pressure pulsatility with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia is not well characterized in the population-based setting. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to quantify the cross-sectional association of arterial stiffness and pressure pulsatility with MCI and dementia among 4,461 older white and black adults from the population-based Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study-Neurocognitive Study. METHODS We used race-stratified multinomial logistic regression to evaluate associations of percentile cut points of carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity, central systolic blood pressure, central pulse pressure, and pulse pressure amplification with MCI and dementia versus no cognitive impairment. RESULTS Among whites, those with carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity or central systolic blood pressure ≥75th percentile had a higher prevalence of MCI compared to participants <75th percentile (conditional odds ratio (OR); 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.27 (1.02, 1.56) and 1.28 (1.04, 1.57), respectively) and those with central pulse pressure ≥75th percentile had a higher prevalence of MCI (OR 1.27 (95% CI: 1.03, 1.58)) and dementia (OR 1.76 (95% CI: 1.06, 2.92) compared to participants <75th percentile. Also among whites, those with pulse pressure amplification ≤25th percentile had a higher prevalence of dementia compared to participants >25th percentile (OR 1.65; (95% CI: 1.01, 2.70). Weaker associations were seen among black participants. CONCLUSION Higher arterial stiffness and pulsatility were associated with MCI and dementia in white participants. Longitudinal characterization of the observed associations is warranted to assess whether arterial stiffness and pressure pulsatility predict MCI and dementia among older adults.
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- Michelle L Meyer
- Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- Center of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
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- Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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Naharcı Mİ, Bozoğlu E, Koçak N, Doruk H. Demans Hastalarında Galantamin ve Donepezil'in Uyku Bozukluğu Üzerine Etkinliklerinin İncelenmesi. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.5455/bcp.20110926052514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Vascular dementia (VaD) is a major contributor to the dementia syndrome and is described as having problems with reasoning, planning, judgment, and memory caused by impaired blood flow to the brain and damage to the blood vessels resulting from events such as stroke. There are a variety of etiologies that contribute to the development of vascular cognitive impairment and VaD, and these are often associated with other dementia-related pathologies such as Alzheimer disease. The diagnosis of VaD is difficult due to the number and types of lesions and their locations in the brain. Factors that increase the risk of vascular diseases such as stroke, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and smoking also raise the risk of VaD. Therefore, controlling these risk factors can help lower the chances of developing VaD. This update describes the subtypes of VaD, with details of their complex presentation, associated pathological lesions, and issues with diagnosis, prevention, and treatment.
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- Ayesha Khan
- Wolfson Centre for Age Related Diseases, Guys Campus, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Institute of NanoBioTechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Institute for Ageing and Health, Wolfson Research Centre, Campus for Ageing & Vitality, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Wolfson Centre for Age Related Diseases, Guys Campus, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- Wolfson Centre for Age Related Diseases, Guys Campus, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Tian J, Shi J, Wei M, Qin R, Ni J, Zhang X, Li T, Wang Y. The efficacy and safety of Fufangdanshen tablets (Radix Salviae miltiorrhizae formula tablets) for mild to moderate vascular dementia: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2016; 17:281. [PMID: 27266867 PMCID: PMC4897894 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-016-1410-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2015] [Accepted: 05/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background Vascular dementia (VaD) is the second most common subtype of dementia after Alzheimer's disease (AD). Currently, there are no medications approved for treating patients with VaD. Fufangdanshen (FFDS) tablets (Radix Salviae miltiorrhizae formula tablets) are a traditional Chinese medicine that has been reported to improve memory. However, the existing evidence for FFDS tablets in clinical practice derives from methodologically flawed studies. To further investigate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of FFDS tables in the treatment of mild to moderate VaD, we designed and reported the methodology for a 24-week randomized, double-blind, parallel, multicenter study. Methods/design This ongoing study is a double-blind, randomized, parallel placebo-controlled trial. A total of 240 patients with mild to moderate VaD will be enrolled. After a 2-week run-in period, the eligible patients will be randomized to receive either three FFDS or placebo tablets three times per day for 24 weeks, with a follow-up 12 weeks after the last treatment. The primary efficacy measurement will be the Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale-cognitive subscale (ADAS-cog) and the Clinician Interview-Based Impression of Change (CIBIC-plus). The secondary efficacy measurements will include the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) and activities of daily living (ADL). Adverse events will also be reported. Discussion This randomized trial will be the first rigorous study on the efficacy and safety of FFDS tablets for treating cognitive symptoms in patients with VaD using a rational design. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01761227. Registered on 2 January 2013.
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- Jinzhou Tian
- BUCM Neurology Centre, Dongzhimen Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
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- BUCM Neurology Centre, Dongzhimen Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- BUCM Neurology Centre, Dongzhimen Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Hutchison Whampoa Guangzhou Baiyunshan Chinese Medicine Company Limited, Guangzhou, China
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- BUCM Neurology Centre, Dongzhimen Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- BUCM Neurology Centre, Dongzhimen Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- BUCM Neurology Centre, Dongzhimen Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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This chapter will focus on the descriptive, analytic, and intervention-oriented epidemiology of dementia and its most frequent etiologic type due to Alzheimer's disease. The chapter opens with a brief presentation of the concept of dementia, followed by the presentation of dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT), including natural history, clinical manifestation, neuropathology, medical prognosis, and management. Further, the chapter presents the prevalence and incidence of dementia, with special consideration of secular trends in prevalence and incidence of DAT, and prognosis of the socioeconomic impact of dementia. Thereafter the main risk factors for DAT are covered. The chapter also addresses the results of ongoing therapeutic and preventive intervention trials for DAT. Finally, the future challenges of the epidemiology of dementia with a focus on the impact of the new diagnostic criteria for neurocognitive disorders, as well as the development of biomarkers for DAT and other types of dementia, will be briefly discussed.
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- S F Sacuiu
- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Sahlgrenska University Hospital and Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, University of Gothenburg Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Liu W, Wong A, Law ACK, Mok VCT. Cerebrovascular disease, amyloid plaques, and dementia. Stroke 2015; 46:1402-7. [PMID: 25765727 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.114.006571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2014] [Accepted: 02/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Wenyan Liu
- From the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (W.L., A.W., V.C.T.M.); and Neural Dysfunction Research Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (A.C.K.L.)
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- From the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (W.L., A.W., V.C.T.M.); and Neural Dysfunction Research Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (A.C.K.L.).
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- From the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (W.L., A.W., V.C.T.M.); and Neural Dysfunction Research Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (A.C.K.L.)
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- From the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (W.L., A.W., V.C.T.M.); and Neural Dysfunction Research Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (A.C.K.L.)
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Scherder EJA, Plooij B, Achterberg WP, Pieper M, Wiegersma M, Lobbezoo F, Oosterman JM. Chronic pain in "probable" vascular dementia: preliminary findings. PAIN MEDICINE 2014; 16:442-50. [PMID: 25529977 DOI: 10.1111/pme.12637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND In a previous study, the levels of pain reported by patients with "possible" vascular dementia (VaD) were higher than those reported by older individuals without dementia. OBJECTIVE To examine experienced pain in patients with "probable" VaD, confirmed by brain imaging. STUDY DESIGN Observational, cross sectional. SETTING Nursing home. METHODS The participants were 20 nursing home residents (14 females, 6 males) who met the NINDS-AIREN criteria for "probable" VaD and 22 nursing home residents with a normal mental status (18 females, 4 males). The patients were in a mild to moderate stage of dementia. All of the participants were suffering from arthritis/arthrosis or osteoporosis. Global cognitive functioning was measured by the Mini-Mental State Examination. Pain was assessed by the Coloured Analogue Scale (CAS: original and modified version) and the Faces Pain Scale. The Geriatric Depression Scale and the Symptom Checklist-90 were used to assess mood. RESULTS The main finding was that, after controlling for mood, the pain levels indicated by patients with "probable" VaD (M = 102.32; standard deviation [SD] = 53.42) were significantly higher than those indicated by the control group (M = 59.17; SD = 38.75), only according to the CAS modified version (F[1,29]) = 5.62, P = 0.01, η2 = 0.16). CONCLUSION As VaD patients may experience greater pain than controls, it is essential for prescribers to be aware of the presence of this neuropathology if these patients are to receive adequate treatment.
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- Erik J A Scherder
- Department of Clinical Neuropsychology, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Godefroy O, Leclercq C, Bugnicourt JM, Roussel M, Moroni C, Quaglino V, Beaunieux H, Taillia H, Nédélec-Ciceri C, Bonnin C, Thomas-Anterion C, Varvat J, Aboulafia-Brakha T, Assal F. Neuropsychological assessment and cerebral vascular disease: the new standards. Rev Neurol (Paris) 2013; 169:779-85. [PMID: 23999023 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurol.2013.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2013] [Revised: 07/08/2013] [Accepted: 07/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) includes vascular dementia (VaD), vascular mild cognitive impairment (VaMCI) and mixed dementia. In clinical practice, VCI concerns patients referred for clinical stroke or cognitive complaint. To improve the characterization of VCI and to refine its diagnostic criteria, an international group has elaborated a new standardized evaluation battery of clinical, cognitive, behavioral and neuroradiological data which now constitutes the reference battery. The adaption of the battery for French-speaking subjects is reported as well as preliminary results of the on-going validation study of the GRECOG-VASC group [Clinical Trial NCT01339195]. The diagnostic accuracy of various screening tests is reviewed and showed an overall sub-optimal sensitivity (<0.8). Thus, the general recommendation is to perform systematically a comprehensive assessment in stroke patients at risk of VCI. Furthermore,the use of a structured interview has been shown to increase the detection of dementia. In addition to the well known NINDS-AIREN criteria of VaD, criteria of VCI have been recently proposed which are based on the demonstration of a cognitive disorder by neuropsychological testing and either history of clinical stroke or presence of vascular lesion by neuroimaging suggestive of a link between cognitive impairment and vascular disease. A memory deficit is no longer required for the diagnosis of VaD as it is based on the cognitive decline concerning two or more domains that affect activities of daily living. Both VaMCI and VaD are classified as probable or possible. These new criteria have yet to be validated. Considerable uncertainties remain regarding the determinant of VCI, and especially the lesion amount inducing VCI and VaD. The interaction between lesion amount and its location is currently re-examined using recent techniques for the analysis of MRI data. The high frequency of associated Alzheimer pathology is now assessable in vivo using amyloid imaging. The first studies showed that about a third of patients with VaD due to small vessel disease or with poststroke dementia have amyloid PET imaging suggestive of AD. These new techniques will examine the interaction between vascular lesions and promotion of amyloid deposition. Although results of these on-going studies will be available in few years, these data indicate that efforts should be done in clinical practice to reduce underdiagnosis of VCI; VCI should be examined using a specific protocol which will be fully normalized soon for French-speaking patients; the sub-optimal sensitivity of screening tests prompts to use a structured interview to grade Rankin scale and to perform systematically a comprehensive assessment in stroke patients at risk of VCI; poststroke dementia occurring after 3 months poststroke may be preventable by treatment of modifiable vascular risk factors and secondary prevention of stroke recurrence according to recent recommendations.
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- O Godefroy
- Service de neurologie, Department of Neurology, Amiens University Hospital, CHU Nord, 80054 Amiens cedex, France.
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Toledo JB, Arnold SE, Raible K, Brettschneider J, Xie SX, Grossman M, Monsell SE, Kukull WA, Trojanowski JQ. Contribution of cerebrovascular disease in autopsy confirmed neurodegenerative disease cases in the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Centre. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 136:2697-706. [PMID: 23842566 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awt188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 518] [Impact Index Per Article: 47.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Cerebrovascular disease and vascular risk factors are associated with Alzheimer's disease, but the evidence for their association with other neurodegenerative disorders is limited. Therefore, we compared the prevalence of cerebrovascular disease, vascular pathology and vascular risk factors in a wide range of neurodegenerative diseases and correlate them with dementia severity. Presence of cerebrovascular disease, vascular pathology and vascular risk factors was studied in 5715 cases of the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Centre database with a single neurodegenerative disease diagnosis (Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal lobar degeneration due to tau, and TAR DNA-binding protein 43 immunoreactive deposits, α-synucleinopathies, hippocampal sclerosis and prion disease) based on a neuropathological examination with or without cerebrovascular disease, defined neuropathologically. In addition, 210 'unremarkable brain' cases without cognitive impairment, and 280 cases with pure cerebrovascular disease were included for comparison. Cases with cerebrovascular disease were older than those without cerebrovascular disease in all the groups except for those with hippocampal sclerosis. After controlling for age and gender as fixed effects and centre as a random effect, we observed that α-synucleinopathies, frontotemporal lobar degeneration due to tau and TAR DNA-binding protein 43, and prion disease showed a lower prevalence of coincident cerebrovascular disease than patients with Alzheimer's disease, and this was more significant in younger subjects. When cerebrovascular disease was also present, patients with Alzheimer's disease and patients with α-synucleinopathy showed relatively lower burdens of their respective lesions than those without cerebrovascular disease in the context of comparable severity of dementia at time of death. Concurrent cerebrovascular disease is a common neuropathological finding in aged subjects with dementia, is more common in Alzheimer's disease than in other neurodegenerative disorders, especially in younger subjects, and lowers the threshold for dementia due to Alzheimer's disease and α-synucleinopathies, which suggests that these disorders should be targeted by treatments for cerebrovascular disease.
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- Jon B Toledo
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Institute on Ageing, Centre for Neurodegenerative Disease Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Sorbi S, Hort J, Erkinjuntti T, Fladby T, Gainotti G, Gurvit H, Nacmias B, Pasquier F, Popescu BO, Rektorova I, Religa D, Rusina R, Rossor M, Schmidt R, Stefanova E, Warren JD, Scheltens P. EFNS-ENS Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of disorders associated with dementia. Eur J Neurol 2013; 19:1159-79. [PMID: 22891773 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2012.03784.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 191] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The last version of the EFNS dementia guidelines is from 2007. In 2010, the revised guidelines for Alzheimer's disease (AD) were published. The current guidelines involve the revision of the dementia syndromes outside of AD, notably vascular cognitive impairment, frontotemporal lobar degeneration, dementia with Lewy bodies, corticobasal syndrome, progressive supranuclear palsy, Parkinson's disease dementia, Huntington's disease, prion diseases, normal-pressure hydrocephalus, limbic encephalitis and other toxic and metabolic disorders. The aim is to present a peer-reviewed evidence-based statement for the guidance of practice for clinical neurologists, geriatricians, psychiatrists and other specialist physicians responsible for the care of patients with dementing disorders. It represents a statement of minimum desirable standards for practice guidance. METHODS The task force working group reviewed evidence from original research articles, meta-analyses and systematic reviews, published by June 2011. The evidence was classified (I, II, III, IV) and consensus recommendations graded (A, B, or C) according to the EFNS guidance. Where there was a lack of evidence, but clear consensus, good practice points were provided. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS New recommendations and good practice points are made for clinical diagnosis, blood tests, neuropsychology, neuroimaging, electroencephalography, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis, genetic testing, disclosure of diagnosis, treatment of behavioural and psychological symptoms in dementia, legal issues, counselling and support for caregivers. All recommendations were revised as compared with the previous EFNS guidelines. The specialist neurologist together with primary care physicians play an important role in the assessment, interpretation and treatment of symptoms, disability and needs of dementia patients.
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- S Sorbi
- Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
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Hoffmann M. The human frontal lobes and frontal network systems: an evolutionary, clinical, and treatment perspective. ISRN NEUROLOGY 2013; 2013:892459. [PMID: 23577266 PMCID: PMC3612492 DOI: 10.1155/2013/892459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2012] [Accepted: 11/19/2012] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Frontal lobe syndromes, better termed as frontal network systems, are relatively unique in that they may manifest from almost any brain region, due to their widespread connectivity. The understandings of the manifold expressions seen clinically are helped by considering evolutionary origins, the contribution of the state-dependent ascending monoaminergic neurotransmitter systems, and cerebral connectivity. Hence, the so-called networktopathies may be a better term for the syndromes encountered clinically. An increasing array of metric tests are becoming available that complement that long standing history of qualitative bedside assessments pioneered by Alexander Luria, for example. An understanding of the vast panoply of frontal systems' syndromes has been pivotal in understanding and diagnosing the most common dementia syndrome under the age of 60, for example, frontotemporal lobe degeneration. New treatment options are also progressively becoming available, with recent evidence of dopaminergic augmentation, for example, being helpful in traumatic brain injury. The latter include not only psychopharmacological options but also device-based therapies including mirror visual feedback therapy.
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- Michael Hoffmann
- Director Stroke and Cognitive Neurology Programs, James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, 13000 Bruce B. Down's Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
- Cognitive Neurologist and Director SciBrain, Roskamp Neurosciences Institute, 2040 Whitfield Avenue, Sarasota, FL 34243, USA
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Grinberg LT, Nitrini R, Suemoto CK, Lucena Ferretti-Rebustini RED, Leite REP, Farfel JM, Santos E, Andrade MPGD, Alho ATDL, Lima MDC, Oliveira KC, Tampellini E, Polichiso L, Santos GB, Rodriguez RD, Ueda K, Pasqualucci CA, Jacob-Filho W. Prevalence of dementia subtypes in a developing country: a clinicopathological study. Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2013; 68:1140-5. [PMID: 24037011 PMCID: PMC3752642 DOI: 10.6061/clinics/2013(08)13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2013] [Accepted: 04/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To assess the distribution of dementia subtypes in Brazil using a population-based clinicopathological study. METHOD Brains from deceased individuals aged ≥50 years old were collected after the next of kin signed an informed consent form and provided information through standardized questionnaires. Post-mortem clinical diagnoses were established in consensus meetings, and only cases with moderate or severe dementia or without cognitive impairment were included in the analysis. Immunohistochemical neuropathological examinations were performed following the universally accepted guidelines. A diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease was made when there were at least both a moderate density of neuritic plaques (Consortium to Establish a Register for Alzheimer's disease B or C) and Braak stage III for neurofibrillary tangle distribution. For the diagnosis of vascular dementia, at least three zones or strategic areas had to be affected by infarcts, lacunae, or microinfarcts. RESULTS From 1,291 subjects, 113 cases were classified as having moderate or severe dementia, and 972 cases were free of cognitive impairment. The neuropathological diagnoses of the dementia sub-group were Alzheimer's disease (35.4%), vascular dementia (21.2%), Alzheimer's disease plus vascular dementia (13.3%), and other causes of dementia (30.1%). Small-vessel disease, which alone was not considered sufficient for a vascular dementia diagnosis, was present in 38.9% of all of the dementia cases and in 16.8% of the group without cognitive impairment (odds ratio = 2.91; 95% confidence interval, 1.53-5.51), adjusted for age, sex, and education. CONCLUSIONS The relatively high frequencies of vascular dementia and small-vessel disease in the dementia sub-group constitute relevant findings for public health initiatives because control of vascular risk factors could decrease the prevalence of dementia in developing countries.
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- Lea T Grinberg
- Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Department of Pathology, Aging Brain Study Group, LIM-22, São PauloSP, Brazil
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Coin A, Bolzetta F, Rui MD, Veronese N, Granziera S, Girardi A, Manzato E, Sergi G. Nutritional and global indexes of progression in dementia: a 12-month prospective study. Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen 2012; 27:504-8. [PMID: 22904032 PMCID: PMC10697375 DOI: 10.1177/1533317512456451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND To assess the influence of body mass index (BMI) on the progression of dementia. METHODS Sixty elderly outpatients with untreated dementia followed for 12 months. All patients underwent clinical, cognitive, functional, and nutritional assessment at the baseline and after 12 months. Patients were divided into 2 groups by baseline BMI (< or ≥25 kg/m(2)). RESULTS Participants with a baseline BMI ≥25 kg/m(2) had significantly higher Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores (21 ± 5.1 vs 15.9 ± 5.5; P < .001), while clinical dementia rating (CDR) and multidimensional prognostic index (MPI) scores were similar in the 2 groups. After 12 months, the MMSE score decreased significantly in both groups compared to the baseline, while the CDR and MPI scores increased significantly for patients with a baseline BMI <25 kg/m(2). CONCLUSION A BMI cutoff of 25 kg/m(2) could be useful for identifying frail patients with dementia who will experience a more rapid global impairment, which could be assessed adequately using multidimensional evaluation tools.
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- Alessandra Coin
- Department of Medicine, DIMED, Division of Geriatrics, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, DIMED, Division of Geriatrics, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, DIMED, Division of Geriatrics, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, DIMED, Division of Geriatrics, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, DIMED, Division of Geriatrics, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, DIMED, Division of Geriatrics, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, DIMED, Division of Geriatrics, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, DIMED, Division of Geriatrics, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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Bagnoli S, Failli Y, Piaceri I, Rinnoci V, Bessi V, Tedde A, Nacmias B, Sorbi S. Suitability of neuropsychological tests in patients with vascular dementia (VaD). J Neurol Sci 2012; 322:41-5. [PMID: 22694976 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2012.05.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2012] [Revised: 05/14/2012] [Accepted: 05/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The concept of vascular dementia (VaD) has evolved with the introduction of vascular cognitive impairment (VCI). VaD patients show predominantly frontal cognitive deficits. The executive area is particularly affected, while memory deficits are less frequent in patients with VaD than patients with AD. Several neuropsychological tests are available for the diagnosis and differentiation of dementias, but there are currently no tests developed specifically for VaD. We proposed to evaluate various neuropsychological tests, on the basis of evidence from different studies, in order to clarify the utility of the neuropsychological assessment in vascular dementia.
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- Silvia Bagnoli
- Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences, University of Florence, Italy
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Korczyn AD, Vakhapova V, Grinberg LT. Vascular dementia. J Neurol Sci 2012; 322:2-10. [PMID: 22575403 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2012.03.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2012] [Revised: 03/19/2012] [Accepted: 03/20/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The epidemic growth of dementia causes great concern for the society. It is customary to consider Alzheimer's disease (AD) as the most common cause of dementia, followed by vascular dementia (VaD). This dichotomous view of a neurodegenerative disease as opposed to brain damage caused by extrinsic factors led to separate lines of research in these two entities. Indeed, accumulated data suggest that the two disorders have additive effects and probably interact; however it is still unknown to what degree. Furthermore, epidemiological studies have shown "vascular" risk factors to be associated with AD. Therefore, a clear distinction between AD and VaD cannot be made in most cases, and is furthermore unhelpful. In the absence of efficacious treatment for the neurodegenerative process, special attention must be given to the vascular component, even in patients with presumed mixed pathology. Symptomatic treatment of VaD and AD is similar, although the former is less effective. For prevention of dementia it is important to treat all factors aggressively, even in stroke survivors who do not show evidence of cognitive decline. In this review, we will give a clinical and pathological picture of the processes leading to VaD and discuss its interaction with AD.
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- Amos D Korczyn
- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel
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Vascular cognitive impairment is an umbrella term for cognitive dysfunction associated with and presumed to be caused by vascular brain damage. Autopsy studies have identified microinfarcts as an important neuropathological correlate of vascular cognitive impairment that escapes detection by conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). As a frame of reference for future high-resolution MRI studies, we systematically reviewed the literature on neuropathological studies on cerebral microinfarcts in the context of vascular disease, vascular risk factors, cognitive decline and dementia. We identified 32 original patient studies involving 10,515 people. The overall picture is that microinfarcts are common, particularly in patients with vascular dementia (weighted average 62%), Alzheimer's disease (43%), and demented patients with both Alzheimer-type and cerebrovascular pathology (33%) compared with nondemented older individuals (24%). In many patients, multiple microinfarcts were detected. Microinfarcts are described as minute foci with neuronal loss, gliosis, pallor, or more cystic lesions. They are found in all brain regions, possibly more so in the cerebral cortex, particularly in watershed areas. Reported sizes vary from 50 μm to a few mm, which is within the detection limit of current high-resolution MRI. Detection of these lesions in vivo would have a high potential for future pathophysiological studies in vascular cognitive impairment.
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Coin A, Veronese N, De Rui M, Mosele M, Bolzetta F, Girardi A, Manzato E, Sergi G. Nutritional predictors of cognitive impairment severity in demented elderly patients: the key role of BMI. J Nutr Health Aging 2012; 16:553-6. [PMID: 22659996 DOI: 10.1007/s12603-012-0052-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The body mass index (BMI) is commonly used to assess nutritional status and the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) is a validated tool for assessing cognitive status in elderly people. Nutritional and cognitive aspects are closely related in dementia. OBJECTIVES To establish whether BMI predicts cognitive decline in demented patients and whether an "alarm" BMI cut-off exists for declining MMSE scores. SUBJECTS AND METHODS 82 elderly demented patients underwent clinical, bio-chemical and functional assessment. DESIGN Transversal study. RESULTS The mean BMI was 26.08±4.48 kg/m² and the mean MMSE 18.68±5.38. Patients with BMI<25 kg/m² had significantly lower MMSE scores (16.5±5.53 vs 20.38±4.64; p 0.001), fat-free mass (FFM; 27.76±8.99 vs 37.38±10.58 kg; p<0.001), fat-free mass index (FFMI; 11.52±3.03 vs 14.67±2.89 kg/m²; p<0.001), and fat mass (FM; 24.90±6.89 vs 36.86±6.77 kg; p<0.001), as well as lower Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) scores (23.80±2.50 vs 25.00±2.29; p=0.03) and higher vitamin B12 levels (460.95±289.80 vs 332.43±82.07 pg/ml; p=0.01). In the sample as a whole, MMSE scores significantly correlated with scores for MNA (r=0.27, p=0.01), FFM (r=0.27, p=0.01), BMI (r=0.19, p=0.05), ADL (r=0.28, p=0.01) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL; r=0.34, p=0.002). On multiple logistic regression, BMI<25 kg/m² was independently associated with the risk of moderate-severe cognitive impairment (OR=2.96; 95% CI; 1.16-7.55) and female gender was independently associated with severity of dementia (OR=3.14; 95% CI; 1.09-9.03). CONCLUSION BMI seems to indicate global health status in elderly demented people and a BMI of 25 kg/m² can be considered an "alarm" cut-off, lower values coinciding with a worse cognitive status based on MMSE scores.
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Division of Geriatrics, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
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Alladi S, Kaul S, Mekala S. Vascular cognitive impairment: Current concepts and Indian perspective. Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2011; 13:S104-8. [PMID: 21369414 PMCID: PMC3039170 DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.74254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2010] [Accepted: 07/27/2010] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Cognitive impairment due to cerebrovascular disease is termed “Vascular Cognitive Impairment” (VCI) and forms a spectrum that includes Vascular Dementia (VaD) and milder forms of cognitive impairment referred to as Vascular Mild Cognitive Impairment (VaMCI). VCI represents a complex neurological disorder that occurs as a result of interaction between vascular risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes, obesity, dyslipidemia, and brain parenchymal changes such as macro and micro infarcts, haemorrhages, white matter changes, and brain atrophy occurring in an ageing brain. Mixed degenerative and vascular pathologies are increasingly being recognised and an interaction between the AD pathology, vascular risk factors, and strokes is now proposed. The high cardiovascular disease burden in India, increasing stroke incidence, and ageing population have contributed to large numbers of patients with VCI in India. Inadequate resources coupled with low awareness make it a problem that needs urgent attention, it is important identify patients at early stages of cognitive impairment, to treat appropriately and prevent progression to frank dementia.
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- Suvarna Alladi
- Department of Neurology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Panjagutta, Hyderabad -500082, India
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Doruk H, Naharci MI, Bozoglu E, Isik AT, Kilic S. The relationship between body mass index and incidental mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia in elderly. J Nutr Health Aging 2010; 14:834-8. [PMID: 21125201 DOI: 10.1007/s12603-010-0113-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the association between body mass index (BMI) and cognitive decline (CD) due to Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Alzheimer's Disease (AD), and Vascular Dementia (VaD). DESIGN AND SETTING The subjects aged ≥ 65 years were recruited prospectively from the Geriatrics Clinic of Gulhane Medical School, between 2004 and 2008 years. PARTICIPANTS 1302 patients were included in the study. MEASUREMENTS Cognitive status, clinical diagnosis of CD (MCI, AD, and VaD) and clinical and environmental risk factors were evaluated by comprehensive geriatric assesment. Finally, the subjects were categorized into two groups according to having CD or not. RESULTS 905 (69.5%) subjects were not having CD whereas 397 (30.5%) patients with CD. Of the patients with CD, 140 (10.4%) had MCI, 227 (16.9%) AD, and 30 (2.2%) VaD. After adjustment for confounding with a model for multiple regression analysis, age (OR=1.054; CI:1.027-1.083; p < 0.001) and family history of dementia (OR=1.662; CI:1.038-2.660; p=0.034) were found to be independent risk factors for CD. Also, overweight (OR=0.594; CI:0.370-0.952; p=0.03) and obese (OR=0.396; CI:0.242-0.649; p < 0.001), and high education level (OR=0.640; CI:0.451-0.908; p=0.012) were found to be independent protective factors for CD. CONCLUSIONS We found the risk of CD decreases in overweight and obese elderly. The results indicate that the primary prevention should not only consider risk factors, but must also take anthropometric data into consideration in order to identify persons at high risk for CD.
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- Gulhane School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Ankara, Turkey.
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Debate:. DEMENTIA 2010. [DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511780615.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Knopman DS, Roberts R. Vascular risk factors: imaging and neuropathologic correlates. J Alzheimers Dis 2010; 20:699-709. [PMID: 20182020 DOI: 10.3233/jad-2010-091555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Cerebrovascular disease plays an important role in cognitive disorders in the elderly. Cerebrovascular disease and Alzheimer's disease interact on several levels, with one important level being the overlap in risk factors. The major vascular risk factors such as diabetes and impaired glycemic control, hypertension, obesity, and hyper- or dyslipidemia have been associated both with Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. The purpose of this review is to consider the context in which vascular dementia is diagnosed, place the pathophysiological consequences of cerebrovascular disease on cognition in the context of clinical and pathological Alzheimer's disease, and then to consider the evidence for the role of major vascular risk factors in late-life cognitive impairment, changes in brain imaging and neuropathological changes. Midlife diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and obesity are established risk factors for clinically defined Alzheimer's disease as well as vascular dementia. The basis for these relationships could either be that the risk factors lead to microvascular brain disease, promote Alzheimer pathology or both. The associations of late-life onset diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and obesity with cognitive impairment are either attenuated or reversed. The role of vascular risk factors in midlife should be the focus of public health efforts to reduce the burden of late-life cognitive impairment.
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- David S Knopman
- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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OBJECTIVE The overall aim was to evaluate to what extent the diagnosis of dementia subtypes, obtained by three clinical rating scales, concurred with postmortem neuropathologic (NP) diagnosis of Alzheimer disease (AD), frontotemporal dementia (FTD), vascular dementia (VaD) and mixed AD/VaD. DESIGN A prospective longitudinal clinical work-up with postmortem NP examination. PARTICIPANTS Two hundred nine patients with dementia referred for clinical evaluation and follow-up. METHODS The diagnostic scores in a set of three short clinical rating scales for AD, FTD, and VaD were evaluated against NP diagnoses. RESULTS The sensitivity and specificity of the AD scale were 0.80 and 0.87, respectively, of the FTD scale 0.93 and 0.92, respectively, and of the Hachinski Ischemic Score (HIS, VaD diagnosis) 0.69 and 0.92, respectively. Cases with mixed AD/VaD generally presented a combination of high AD and ischemic scores. A preferred cutoff score of six was identified for both the AD and FTD scales. CONCLUSIONS All three clinical rating scales showed a high sensitivity and specificity, in close agreement with final NP diagnosis-for the HIS a moderate sensitivity. These scales may thus be considered good diagnostic tools and are recommended for clinical and research center settings.
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Pittsburgh compound B binding in poststroke dementia. J Neurol Sci 2010; 290:135-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2009.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2009] [Revised: 12/06/2009] [Accepted: 12/15/2009] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Knopman DS. Invited commentary: Albuminuria and microvascular disease of the brain--a shared pathophysiology. Am J Epidemiol 2010; 171:287-9; author reply 290-1. [PMID: 20061365 DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwp429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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This commentary considers the implications of the association between albuminuria and cognitive decline described by Jassal et al. in this issue of the Journal (Am J Epidemiol. 2010;171(3):290-291). The authors report that men with albuminuria had a greater likelihood than men without albuminuria of experiencing declines in cognitive function over a 6.6-year period. Albuminuria is the result of endothelial damage in the kidney, which, in turn, is the result of microvascular disease. If one of the key mechanisms of brain microvascular disease is leakage of serum proteins into the brain extracellular space, in a fashion parallel to albuminuria that occurs in nephrosclerosis, several facets of cerebrovascular disease and cognitive decline are explained. First, brain microvascular disease would not be recognized by traditional clinical features of cerebrovascular disease because brain microvascular disease occurs gradually and insidiously. Second, the extravasation of serum proteins as a result of brain microvascular disease would account for the perivascular distribution of white matter hyperintensities on magnetic resonance imaging. Albuminuria might be a useful screening test for generalized microvascular disease and, if detected, might reasonably prompt brain imaging and more intensive therapeutic efforts to forestall further endothelial dysfunction in the kidney, brain, and elsewhere.
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- David S Knopman
- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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Huang YC, Kuo YW, Lee TH, Lee M, Hsiao MC, Wang CL, Lee JD. Hypoalbuminemia and not hyperhomocysteinemia as a risk factor for dementia in hemodialysis patients. J Ren Nutr 2008; 18:347-54. [PMID: 18558299 DOI: 10.1053/j.jrn.2007.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2007] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The most common causes of morbidity and mortality in uremic patients are cardiovascular disease and central nervous system dysfunction. However, the exact causes of dementia in uremic patients remain unclear. This study attempted to determine which risk factors are associated with dementia in hemodialysis patients. METHODS In total, 147 chronic uremic patients receiving regular hemodialysis treatment were recruited. Data for risk factors regarding cardiovascular disease and dementia, such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, smoking, age, illiteracy, serum levels of albumin, cholesterol, triglycerides, and homocysteine, and liver function, were recorded. The Mini-Mental Status examination was used to assess mental function, and the Hachinski ischemic scale was applied to differentiate among dementia types. The diagnosis of dementia was based on criteria from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fourth Edition. RESULTS Twenty-six patients were diagnosed as manifesting dementia. Of all patients with dementia, 21 had a Hachinski score of 0 to 4, and 5 had a score of 7 to 10. In a multiple logistic regression analysis, low serum albumin and illiteracy were significantly associated with dementia. However, no difference existed between the two groups in terms of homocysteine levels. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrated that uremic patients were prone to nonvascular dementia. We conclude that hypoalbuminemia and not hyperhomocysteinemia is a risk factor for dementia in hemodialysis patients.
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- Ying-Chih Huang
- Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung Institute of Technology, Chiayi, Taiwan
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Alladi S, Kaul S, Meena AK, Somayajula S, Umadevi M, Reddy JM. Pattern of vascular dementia in India: study of clinical features, imaging, and vascular mechanisms from a hospital dementia registry. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2008; 15:49-56. [PMID: 17904048 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2004.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2004] [Revised: 09/24/2004] [Accepted: 09/28/2004] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Vascular dementia (VaD) is heterogeneous in its clinical, imaging, and etiological characteristics. Although VaD is common in India, its pattern is not completely known. In a hospital-based cohort, we aimed to characterize VaD by its subtypes and study patterns of risk factors and clinical, and neuropsychological profiles. Vascular mechanisms, known to have racial and genetic variations were identified. NINDS-AIREN criteria were used to diagnose VaD. Patients were subtyped into subcortical, cortical, cortical-subcortical, and strategic infarct dementia. Vascular mechanisms were detected by vascular imaging, cardiac evaluation, and laboratory tests. In the 42 consecutive patients with VaD, subcortical dementia was the most common type (52.4%), followed by cortical-subcortical (26.2%), strategic infarcts in (14.3%), and cortical dementia (7.1%). Stroke (81%), hypertension (71.4%), and diabetes (35.7%) were important risk factors. Small artery disease was the underlying vascular mechanism in 42.9%; intracranial large artery disease, in 16.7%; extracranial disease, in 2.3%; cardioembolism, in 2.3%; multiple mechanisms, in 19%; and unknown, in 16.7%. Subtypes were similar in risk factor profile and neuropsychological features but differed in clinical characteristics and vascular mechanisms. Gait disorder (59.1% vs. 0%) and urinary symptoms (77.3% vs. 16.7%) were more common in subcortical dementia than in strategic infarct dementia (P < .05). Small artery disease was most common in subcortical dementia (72.7%). Intracranial large artery disease was associated with all subtypes. The pattern of VaD demonstrated in our study is a reflection of mechanisms of cerebrovascular disease in India. Outcome depends on underlying mechanisms and thus is likely to differ from that in other ethnic populations.
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- Suvarna Alladi
- Department of Neurology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India
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Staekenborg SS, van Straaten ECW, van der Flier WM, Lane R, Barkhof F, Scheltens P. Small vessel versus large vessel vascular dementia: risk factors and MRI findings. J Neurol 2008; 255:1644-51; discussion 1813-4. [PMID: 18677637 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-008-0944-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2007] [Revised: 01/21/2008] [Accepted: 02/26/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was a cross-sectional comparison of clinical and MRI characteristics and risk factor profiles between patients with small vessel disease (lacunae and white matter hyperintensities) and large vessel disease (large territorial or strategical infarcts) in a large cohort of VaD patients. METHODS Patients with VaD (NINDS-AIREN) were included in a large multicenter treatment trial (the VantagE study). All patients were examined by a neurologist and interviewed about their medical history. Based on MRI, patients were classified as having large vessel VaD, small vessel VaD, or a combination. Other MRI characteristics included white matter hyperintensities (WMH), medial temporal lobe atrophy (MTA) and general cortical atrophy. RESULTS Of the 706 patients, 522 (74 %) had small vessel disease, 126 (18 %) had large vessel disease and 58 (8 %) had both. Patients with small vessel disease were older and less educated, and showed more cortical and medial temporal lobe atrophy than patients with large vessel disease. The most prevalent vascular risk factors (hypertension, diabetes and smoking) were equally distributed between the different types of VaD. However, patients with large vessel disease had more hypercholesterolemia and cardiac risk factors compared to patients with small vessel disease. CONCLUSION Cerebrovascular disease underlying VaD consists in the majority of small vessel disease and in about one fifth of large vessel disease. This study demonstrates heterogeneity between these two groups with regard to risk factor profile and atrophy scores on MRI.
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- S S Staekenborg
- Dept. of Neurology and Alzheimer Centre, Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre, 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Modrego PJ, Rios C, Pérez Trullen JM, Errea JM, García-Gómara MJ, Sanchez S. The cerebrovascular pathology in Alzheimer's disease and its influence on clinical variables. Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen 2008; 23:91-6. [PMID: 18276961 PMCID: PMC10846270 DOI: 10.1177/1533317507309274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Vascular pathology is frequently found in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). The aim of this study is to assess the frequency of vascular pathology in the brain in AD patients in a systematic manner and its clinical significance at presentation. A series of 51 patients with mild to moderate AD were consecutively enrolled. At baseline, every patient underwent the following clinical scales: Mini-Mental, Clinical Dementia Rating Scale, Ischemic Scale, Blessed Dementia Rating Scale, Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale Cognitive Subscale, Neuropsychiatric Inventory, and an Activities of Daily Living Scale (Disability Assessment for Dementia). We also carried out magnetic resonance imaging of the brain and color echo Doppler of carotids to measure the intima-media thickness. White matter hyperintensities were quantitatively evaluated with the Wahlund scale. We did not find correlation between intima-media thicknesses of carotids and clinical scales and between the Wahlund scale and clinical scales. The presence or absence of both microinfarctions and hypertension had no influence in the scores of the clinical scales. We conclude that the vascular component is common in AD but only as coincident pathology.
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- Pedro J Modrego
- Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain.
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Gay BE, Taylor KI, Hohl U, Tolnay M, Staehelin HB. The validity of clinical diagnoses of dementia in a group of consecutively autopsied memory clinic patients. J Nutr Health Aging 2008; 12:132-7. [PMID: 18264641 DOI: 10.1007/bf02982566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Epidemiological studies show that up to 10% of individuals aged 65 years and older suffer from dementia, most commonly from dementia of the Alzheimer Type (DAT) (1). Clinicopathological studies are critical to our understanding of this disease and improving the accuracy of clinical diagnoses. OBJECTIVES Our objectives were to examine the validity of clinical diagnoses of DAT, to determine the prevalence of different forms of dementia in this sample, and to investigate the relationship between age at death and polymorbidity. SUBJECTS AND METHOD Clinical data were available from 221 patients who had been examined at the Basel Memory Clinic between 1986 and 1996. From this population, 34% (75 patients) were autopsied in the Department of Pathology, University Hospital Basel, and neuropathological examinations were additionally performed on 62 (83%) of these patients. Clinical and neuropathological data were retrospectively compared. RESULTS 67.8% of the neuropathologically examined patients received a definitive diagnosis of AD (Alzheimer's disease), vascular dementia (VaD) or mixed dementia (AD and VaD). AD alone or with other histopathological hallmarks of dementia was the most prevalent neuropathological diagnosis (63%). VaD was deemed the only cause of dementia in only 4.8% of patients. The sensitivity for DAT was 75.9%, the specificity 60.6%. Increasing age was associated with an increasing number of clinical and neuropathological diagnoses. CONCLUSION The sensitivity and specificity of the clinical diagnoses of DAT found in our study are similar to previous reports (2-5). Older patients had more etiologies of their dementia than younger patients. This study reaffirms the need for internationally accepted criteria for clinical and neuropathological diagnoses, as well as further clinical-neuropathological investigations to further refine the clinical diagnostic process.
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- B E Gay
- Geriatric University Clinic, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland.
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Assal F, Bogousslavsky J. Clinical and therapeutic aspects of vascular dementia. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2008; 89:659-670. [PMID: 18631786 DOI: 10.1016/s0072-9752(07)01260-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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- Frédéric Assal
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, HUG, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Clinical diagnosis of dementia. Alzheimers Dement 2007; 3:292-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2007.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2007] [Revised: 08/08/2007] [Accepted: 08/09/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Swan GE, Lessov-Schlaggar CN. The effects of tobacco smoke and nicotine on cognition and the brain. Neuropsychol Rev 2007; 17:259-73. [PMID: 17690985 DOI: 10.1007/s11065-007-9035-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 349] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2007] [Accepted: 06/26/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Tobacco smoke consists of thousands of compounds including nicotine. Many constituents have known toxicity to the brain, cardiovascular, and pulmonary systems. Nicotine, on the other hand, by virtue of its short-term actions on the cholinergic system, has positive effects on certain cognitive domains including working memory and executive function and may be, under certain conditions, neuroprotective. In this paper, we review recent literature, laboratory and epidemiologic, that describes the components of mainstream and sidestream tobacco smoke, including heavy metals and their toxicity, the effect of medicinal nicotine on the brain, and studies of the relationship between smoking and (1) preclinical brain changes including silent brain infarcts; white matter hyperintensities, and atrophy; (2) single measures of cognition; (3) cognitive decline over repeated measures; and (4) dementia. In most studies, exposure to smoke is associated with increased risk for negative preclinical and cognitive outcomes in younger people as well as in older adults. Potential mechanisms for smoke's harmful effects include oxidative stress, inflammation, and atherosclerotic processes. Recent evidence implicates medicinal nicotine as potentially harmful to both neurodevelopment in children and to catalyzing processes underlying neuropathology in Alzheimer's Disease. The reviewed evidence suggests caution with the use of medicinal nicotine in pregnant mothers and older adults at risk for certain neurological disease. Directions for future research in this area include the assessment of comorbidities (alcohol consumption, depression) that could confound the association between smoking and neurocognitive outcomes, the use of more specific measures of smoking behavior and cognition, the use of biomarkers to index exposure to smoke, and the assessment of cognition-related genotypes to better understand the role of interactions between smoking/nicotine and variation in genotype in determining susceptibility to the neurotoxic effects of smoking and the putative beneficial effects of medicinal nicotine.
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- Gary E Swan
- Center for Health Sciences, SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA.
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Li G, Rhew IC, Shofer JB, Kukull WA, Breitner JCS, Peskind E, Bowen JD, McCormick W, Teri L, Crane PK, Larson EB. Age-Varying Association Between Blood Pressure and Risk of Dementia in Those Aged 65 and Older: A Community-Based Prospective Cohort Study. J Am Geriatr Soc 2007; 55:1161-7. [PMID: 17661953 DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01233.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To assess variation in the association between blood pressure (BP) and risk for dementia across a spectrum of older ages and to examine BP changes before dementia onset. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING A large health maintenance organization in Seattle, Washington. PARTICIPANTS A cohort of 2,356 members of a large health maintenance organization aged 65 and older who were initially without dementia. MEASUREMENTS Dementia diagnosis was assessed biennially, and systolic (SBP) and diastolic BP (DBP) were measured at baseline and at four follow-up assessments. Cox proportional hazards models were used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) for dementia and Alzheimer's disease (AD) associated with baseline BP in different age groups. RESULTS Within the youngest age group (65-74 at enrollment) a greater risk for dementia was found in participants with high SBP (> or = 160 mmHg) (hazard ratio (HR) = 1.60, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.01-2.55) or borderline-high DBP (80-89 mmHg) (HR = 1.59, 95% CI = 1.07-2.35) than for those with normal BP (SBP < 140 mmHg and DBP < 80 mmHg). The dementia risk associated with SBP declined with increasing age (SBP-by-age interaction, P=.01). SBP declined similarly with aging in subjects who developed dementia and those who did not. Thus, in this sample, the association between SBP and dementia risk was not dependent on when BP was measured in relation to onset of dementia. CONCLUSION High SBP was associated with greater risk of dementia in the young elderly (< 75) but not in older subjects. Adequate control of hypertension in early old age may reduce the risk for dementia.
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- Ge Li
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
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