title: Comparability of the clinical diagnostic criteria for vascular dementia: a critical review. Part I.
abstract: This review is the first of a two-part series focusing on the comparability of eight clinical criteria used for the diagnosis of vascular dementia: the Hachinski Ischemic Scale; the Ischemic Scale of Rosen; the criteria proposed by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder-Third Edition (DSM-III), DSM-III-R, DSM-IV; International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10); State of California Alzheimer's Disease Diagnostic and Treatment Centers (ADDTC); and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke-Association Internationale pour la Recherche et l'Enseignement en Neurosciences (NINDS-AIREN). The authors discuss the critical issues related to the definition of the cognitive syndromes as well as the vascular causes and associated heterogeneity of symptomatology across these criteria.
authors.affiliation: Ecole de psychologie, Université Laval, Québec, QC, G1V OA6, Canada.
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wiederkehr
authors.forename: Martine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Simard
authors.forename: Claudette
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fortin
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: van Reekum
mesh_terms: D015140:Dementia, Vascular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D006801:Humans; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales