title: Clinico-tomographical aspects in the pathogenesis of vascular dementia.
abstract: This article discusses the role of some pathogenetical factors in the main morphological variants of vascular dementia and their correlation with certain clinical parameters. On the basis of computer-tomographical (CT) studies of 62 patients with dementia, it was possible to distinguish three groups of patients, according to the type of parenchymatous brain lesions: (1) 14 patients with "pure" leukoaraiosis (LA); (2) 23 patients with ischemic foci (IF), and (3) 25 patients with a combination of LA and IF. A comparative study of these groups confirmed the concept that in the development of LA and dementia related to it, a special role is being attributed to such factors as arterial hypertension and aging.
authors: Mental Health Research Centre, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow.
authors: V A
authors: VA
authors: Kontsevoy
authors: A V
authors: AV
authors: Medvedev
authors: S B
authors: SB
authors: Vavilov
authors: M G
authors: MG
authors: Shchirina
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000523:psychology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015161:Dementia, Multi-Infarct / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000523:psychology; D015140:Dementia, Vascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed