Vascular Dementia
Meyer, John (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX) / Rauch, Gaiane (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA) / Lechner, Helmut (Director, Institute for Clinical Neurophysiology and Neurorehabilitation, Graz, Austria) / Loeb, Carlo (Professor of Neurology, Universita di Genova, Italy)
Vascular dementia (VAD) accounts for one-third of all dementias in today''s aging population, second only to Alzheimer's disease (DAT). Fortunately, current imaging techniques allow clinicians to view specific lesions in the brain, classify them by etiology and anatomical location, and assess changes using serial imaging, while at the same time correlating those changes with signs and symptoms of VAD or DAT. In 17 chapters, this book summarize...