Most of the cognitive tests that have been used to decide whether someone has Alzheimer's disease or vascular dementia have not been very helpful when used alone. A new report published by the American Psychological Association concluded that when older people are confused and forgetful, doctors ...
(b) patients with psychiatric diseases,154 (c) older adults (i.e., measures of cognitive performance155 and cognitive decline156, 157, 158, 159), and (d) older adults who are at a higher risk for developing neurological diseases (e.g., vascular dementia,160 Alzheimer's disease161, 162,...
Ischemia of nerves or of nervous tissue is generally caused by vascular diseases, e.g. due to embolism or a thrombosis. The nerves of the central nervous system may be effected thereby, e.g. by a cerebral infarction. Ischemia ultimately leads to the necrotic death of the affected tissue. A...