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**Hallucinations.
**Hallucinations.


==Differentiating [disease name] from other Diseases==
==Differentiating Vascular Dementia from other Diseases==
*[Disease name] must be differentiated from other diseases that cause [clinical feature 1], [clinical feature 2], and [clinical feature 3], such as:
*[Disease name] must be differentiated from other diseases that cause [clinical feature 1], [clinical feature 2], and [clinical feature 3], such as:
:*[Differential dx1]
:*Alzheimer disease.
:*[Differential dx2]
:*Parkinson disease.
:*[Differential dx3]
:*Lewy body disease.
:*Normal pressure hydrocephalus.
:*Depression.

Revision as of 01:46, 7 January 2019

Clinical Features

  • The clinical features of vascular Dementia are as follows:[1][2][3][4]
    • Cognitive decline.
    • Neuro-Psychosis.
    • Depression.
    • Abulia.
    • Apathy.
    • Delusions.
    • Hallucinations.

Differentiating Vascular Dementia from other Diseases

  • [Disease name] must be differentiated from other diseases that cause [clinical feature 1], [clinical feature 2], and [clinical feature 3], such as:
  • Alzheimer disease.
  • Parkinson disease.
  • Lewy body disease.
  • Normal pressure hydrocephalus.
  • Depression.
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  2. Meguro K, Akanuma K, Ouchi Y, Meguro M, Nakamura K, Yamaguchi S (July 2013). "Vascular dementia with left thalamic infarction: neuropsychological and behavioral implications suggested by involvement of the thalamic nucleus and the remote effect on cerebral cortex. The Osaki-Tajiri project". Psychiatry Res. 213 (1): 56–62. doi:10.1016/j.pscychresns.2012.12.004. PMID 23693088.
  3. Sachdev P, Kalaria R, O'Brien J, Skoog I, Alladi S, Black SE, Blacker D, Blazer DG, Chen C, Chui H, Ganguli M, Jellinger K, Jeste DV, Pasquier F, Paulsen J, Prins N, Rockwood K, Roman G, Scheltens P (2014). "Diagnostic criteria for vascular cognitive disorders: a VASCOG statement". Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 28 (3): 206–18. doi:10.1097/WAD.0000000000000034. PMC 4139434. PMID 24632990.
  4. Moulin S, Labreuche J, Bombois S, Rossi C, Boulouis G, Hénon H, Duhamel A, Leys D, Cordonnier C (July 2016). "Dementia risk after spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage: a prospective cohort study". Lancet Neurol. 15 (8): 820–829. doi:10.1016/S1474-4422(16)00130-7. PMID 27133238.