title: Vascular dementias in the elderly.
abstract: In this review, challenging and controversial aspects of vascular dementias in the elderly are examined. Topical discussions underscore diagnostic criteria, epidemiology, clinical syndromes and diagnosis, prognosis and treatment. The need for a reappraisal of dementias with a shift from broad categorization to identification of specific vascular mechanisms that contribute to cognitive impairment and the need for more basic epidemiological studies are highlighted. With this information, a substantial scientifically-based approach to prevention and treatment can be undertaken.
authors.affiliation: University of Illinois, Chicago.
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Gorelick
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Mangone
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015140:Dementia, Vascular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged