title: "Mixed dementia": adequate or antiquated? A critical review.
abstract: Despite its importance and widespread usage, the term mixed dementia, referring to the coexistence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VsD), has been ill-defined and poorly conceptualized. The authors review the use of the term mixed dementia in neuropathological and clinical research. As a result of recent developments in the categorization of dementias, they recommend discarding the term mixed dementia in favor of a more precise terminology based on AD and VsD concurrently meeting established criteria for each diagnosis.
authors.forename: C I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Araujo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Guerrier
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Henry
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000150:complications*; D015140:Dementia, Vascular / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D009626:Terminology as Topic