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3791070

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4 Suppl
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-2-6
pubmed:abstractText
The clinical course of vascular dementia has been described as a stepwise deterioration over time. We studied the chronologic course of cognitive performance over 1-4 years in seven patients with known ischemic cerebrovascular disease whose dementia subtype was assigned according to the clinical history and the pattern of white matter lesions seen on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). One patient had the lacunar state, three had subcortical arteriosclerotic encephalopathy and three had multiple cortical and subcortical strokes. All were being treated with an antiplatelet agent and six received antihypertensive therapy. Four of the seven vascular dementia patients improved cognitively over the first year. A fluctuating course was eventually seen in all patients. None showed stepwise deterioration of cognitive function over time. The MRI was useful in subclassifying vascular dementia patients, but the clinical course did not appear to vary as a function of the dementia subtype.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0317-1671
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
559-65
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Natural history of the vascular dementias: a prospective study of seven cases.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Case Reports