Dr. Rebecca Gottesman presented on Thursday during the Stroke Conference of 2021. She addressed the past, present, and future related to vascular dementia, mixed dementia, early stroke recovery, and precision medicine. In the past, the definition of post-stroke dementia was not necessarily uniform. She explains this is related to the term vascular dementia being sort … Read more
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative condition and the most common cause of dementia. It accounts for about 60-80 % of all cases of dementia1. There are currently no curative or prevention therapies available for the disease. Medications prescribed for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) symptoms can temporarily help individuals with thinking, memory, or speaking skills … Read more
Cardiovascular diseases such as diabetes and hypertension are established risk factors for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and vascular dementia (VD). Vascular pathology occurs alongside neurodegenerative disease pathology, and both are associated with interactive effects on the clinical presentation of VD1. Several cardiovascular risk factors of VD could be modified during the preclinical course of the … Read more