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ReviewDementia & neuropsychologia2024

Vascular cognitive impairment and dementia: a narrative review.

Amado Jiménez-Ruiz, Victor Aguilar-Fuentes, Naomi Nazareth Becerra-Aguiar, Ivan Roque-Sanchez, Jose Luis Ruiz-Sandoval

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Review in Dementia & neuropsychologia, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2026
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  6. NADAlzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Amado Jiménez-RuizStroke & Cerebrovascular Disease Clinic, Hospital Civil Fray Antonio Alcalde, Neurology Department, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0257-3107
Victor Aguilar-FuentesStroke & Cerebrovascular Disease Clinic, Hospital Civil Fray Antonio Alcalde, Neurology Department, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0126-6364
Naomi Nazareth Becerra-AguiarStroke & Cerebrovascular Disease Clinic, Hospital Civil Fray Antonio Alcalde, Neurology Department, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3755-5072
Ivan Roque-SanchezStroke & Cerebrovascular Disease Clinic, Hospital Civil Fray Antonio Alcalde, Neurology Department, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4139-4045
Jose Luis Ruiz-SandovalStroke & Cerebrovascular Disease Clinic, Hospital Civil Fray Antonio Alcalde, Neurology Department, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0482-7916

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) is the second most common cause of cognitive impairment after Alzheimer's disease. The VCI spectrum involves a decline in cognition attributable to vascular pathologies (e.g., large infarcts or hemorrhages, microinfarcts, microbleeds, lacunar infarcts, white matter hyperintensities, and perivascular space dilation). Pathophysiological mechanisms include direct tissue injury, small vessel disease, inflammaging (inflammation + aging), atrophy, and altered neurotransmission. VCI is diagnosed using distinct clinical and radiological criteria. It may lead to long-term disability and reduced quality of life. An essential factor for reducing cognitive impairment incidence is preventing stroke by managing traditional and non-traditional cerebrovascular risk factors. This article reviews the spectrum of VCI, epidemiology, risk factors, pathophysiology, diagnosis, available treatment, and preventive strategies.

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Cerebrovascular DiseasesCognition DisordersDementiaStrokeVascular Dementia

Identifiers

PMID39318380
PMCPMC11421556

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