title: Type 2 diabetes and vascular dementia: assessment and clinical strategies of care.
abstract: Type 2 diabetes has been associated with an increased risk of dementia compared to non-diabetes. Vascular dementia is increased two-to-three fold in persons with type 2 diabetes. Proper management of risk factors can reduce the risk of developing cognitive impairment for persons with diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Anna M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Acee
mesh_terms: D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D015140:Dementia, Vascular / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D009731:Nursing Audit; D013997:Time Factors