Abstract
The concept of age-related dementias and vascular disorders has now been recognized for over a century. In the present review, we have emphasized on the causes, consequences and the true bases for the treatment and prevention of these disorders. Systematic efforts have been put together to identify the aetiology in each case. Increased efforts have been targeted towards the concept and genetic factors responsible for vascular cognitive impairment and post-stroke dementia in relation with Alzheimer’s disease, which is a consequence of age-related dementia, especially as they hold promise for early prevention and treatment. It has now been well accepted that vascular dementia is not a single disease but a group of conditions with different pathological correlations and pathophysiological mechanisms. The present review represents an amalgamation of several pathophysiological mechanisms producing a very heterogeneous clinical presentation for developing such consequences. We suggest current diagnostic categories and describe clinical parameters according to recently reported studies that document the demographic data in a standardized manner for age-related dementia disorders.
Keywords: Mitochondrial lesion, post stroke dementia, reactive oxygen species, vascular dementia.
CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets
Title:A synopsis on the linkage between age-related dementias and vascular disorders
Volume: 15 Issue: 2
Author(s): Sandesh Chibber, Athanasios Alexiou, Mohammed Nabil Alama, George E. Barreto, Gjumrakch Aliev and Ghulam Md Ashraf
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Keywords: Mitochondrial lesion, post stroke dementia, reactive oxygen species, vascular dementia.
Abstract: The concept of age-related dementias and vascular disorders has now been recognized for over a century. In the present review, we have emphasized on the causes, consequences and the true bases for the treatment and prevention of these disorders. Systematic efforts have been put together to identify the aetiology in each case. Increased efforts have been targeted towards the concept and genetic factors responsible for vascular cognitive impairment and post-stroke dementia in relation with Alzheimer’s disease, which is a consequence of age-related dementia, especially as they hold promise for early prevention and treatment. It has now been well accepted that vascular dementia is not a single disease but a group of conditions with different pathological correlations and pathophysiological mechanisms. The present review represents an amalgamation of several pathophysiological mechanisms producing a very heterogeneous clinical presentation for developing such consequences. We suggest current diagnostic categories and describe clinical parameters according to recently reported studies that document the demographic data in a standardized manner for age-related dementia disorders.
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Chibber Sandesh, Alexiou Athanasios, Alama Nabil Mohammed, Barreto E. George, Aliev Gjumrakch and Ashraf Md Ghulam, A synopsis on the linkage between age-related dementias and vascular disorders, CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets 2016; 15 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871527315666160202121809
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871527315666160202121809 |
Print ISSN 1871-5273 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1996-3181 |
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