Neurol. praxi. 2012;13(1):26-31
Alzheimer, s disease and mixed dementia - one entity or two?
- 1 I. neurologická klinika LF UK a UN Bratislava
- 2 Psychiatrická klinika LF UK a UN Bratislava
Mixed dementia refers to a combination of neurodegenerative and cerebrovascular process with a presumption of an equal contribution
of both pathologies on the cognitive deficit. Neurodegenerative and cerebrovascular pathology increases in an aging brain and that can
present clinically in a different extent. In our work we summarize clinical and pathological interactions between both pathologies. We
try to determine the borders of mixed dementia and in accordance with data available so far we analyse mixed dementia anticipated
prevalence and summarise diagnostic criteria and clinical characteristics.
Keywords: Alzheimer’s disease, mixed dementia, vascular dementia, subcortical atherosclerotic encephalopathy, cognitive decline
Published: February 14, 2012 Show citation
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