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Mental Disorders > Neurocognitive Disorders > Dementia > Dementia, Vascular
Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Brain Diseases > Dementia > Dementia, Vascular
Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Brain Diseases > Leukoencephalopathies > Dementia, Vascular
... > Cardiovascular Diseases > Vascular Diseases > Cerebrovascular Disorders > Intracranial Arterial Diseases > Intracranial Arteriosclerosis > Dementia, Vascular
... > Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Brain Diseases > Cerebrovascular Disorders > Intracranial Arterial Diseases > Intracranial Arteriosclerosis > Dementia, Vascular
... > Cardiovascular Diseases > Vascular Diseases > Arterial Occlusive Diseases > Arteriosclerosis > Intracranial Arteriosclerosis > Dementia, Vascular

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Dementia, Vascular  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Vascular Dementia

Scope note

  • An imprecise term referring to dementia associated with CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS, including CEREBRAL INFARCTION (single or multiple), and conditions associated with chronic BRAIN ISCHEMIA. Diffuse, cortical, and subcortical subtypes have been described. (From Gerontol Geriatr 1998 Feb;31(1):36-44)

History note

  • 1989

In other languages

  • vaskulaarinen dementia

    Finnish

  • arterioskleroottinen dementia
  • arteriosklerotisk demens
  • dementia vascularis
  • dementia vascularis non specificata
  • määrittämätön verisuoniperäinen dementia
  • ospecificerad vaskulär demens
  • valtimonkovetusdementia
  • vaskulaaridementia
  • vaskulaarinen demenssi
  • vaskulaarinen tylsistyminen
  • vaskulär demens
  • verisuoniperäinen demenssi
  • verisuoniperäinen dementia
  • verisuoniperäinen tylsistyminen
  • Vaskulär demens

    Swedish

  • Arteriosklerotisk demens
  • Binswangers sjukdom
  • Blodkärlsdemens
  • Subkortikal leukoencefalopati
  • Subkortikal vaskulär demens

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D015140

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