Vascular cognitive impairment in clinical practice
By: [edited by] Lars-Olof Wahlund, Timo Erkinjuntti, Serge Gauthier.
Contributors: Wahlund, Lars-Olof.; Erkinjuntti, Timo.; Gauthier, Serge, 1950-
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780521875370
Subjects: Cerebrovascular disease -- Complications; Dementia; Cognitive disorders; Dementia, Vascular; Cognition Disorders
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Diagnosing vascular cognitive impairment and dementia : concepts and controversies / Timo Erkinjuntti and Serge Gauthier; title: Vascular cognitive impairment: prodrome to VaD? / Adriane Mayda and Charles DeCarli; title: Clinical evaluation : a systematic but user-friendly approach / Oscar L. Lopez and David A. Wolk; title: Cognitive functioning in vascular dementia before and after diagnosis / Erika J. Laukka ... [et al.]; title: Structural neuroimaging : CT and MRI / Wiesje M. van der Flier  ... [et al.]; title: Functional imaging in vascular dementia : clinical practice / Lars-Olof Wahlund and Rimma Axelsson; title: Biomarkers in vascular dementia / Anders Wallin and Tuula Pirttilèa; title: Physiopathology of large-vessel vascular dementia / Leonardo Pantoni, Francesca Pescini and Anna Poggesi; title: Small-vessel diseases of the brain / Raj N. Kalaria and Timo Erkinjuntti; title: White matter changes / Franz Fazekas ...[et al.]; title: Hereditary forms of cerebrovascular amyloidosis / Agueda Rostagno and Jorge Ghiso; title: Role of vascular risk factors in dementia / Chengxuan Qiu and Laura Fratiglioni; title: Cardiovascular disease, cognitive decline, and dementia / Angela L. Jefferson and Emelia J. Benjamin; title: Vascular factors in Alzheimer's disease : from diagnostic dichotomy to integrative etiology / Miia Kivipelto, Alina Solomon and Tiia Ngandu; title: Treatment of cognitive changes / Serge Gauthier and Timo Erkinjuntti; title: Treatment of functional decline / Lena Borell; title: Treatment of behavioral symptoms in vascular dementia / Catherine Cole and Alistair Burns; title: Control of vascular risk factors / Deborah Gustafson and Ingmar Skoog.