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The many faces of vascular cognitive impairment
Author(s) -
Girouard Hélène,
Munter Lisa M.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of neurochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.75
H-Index - 229
eISSN - 1471-4159
pISSN - 0022-3042
DOI - 10.1111/jnc.14287
Subject(s) - vascular dementia , dementia , cognitive impairment , cognition , disease , affect (linguistics) , neuroscience , psychology , medicine , pathology , communication
This Preface introduces the articles of the special issue on “Vascular Dementia” in which several recognized experts provide an overview of this research field. The brain is a highly vascularized organ and consequently, vascular dysfunction and related pathways affect cognitive performance and memory. Vascular dementia or vascular cognitive impairment is the second most common type of dementia after Alzheimer's disease, and both disorders often occur in parallel. With this special issue, we hope to provide insight and a stimulating discussion for the future development of this research field.This article is part of the Special Issue “Vascular Dementia” .