Neuroimaging in Vascular Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: A Systematic Review

Cerebrovascular diseases are well established causes of cognitive impairment. Different etiologic entities, such as vascular dementia (VaD), vascular cognitive impairment, subcortical (ischemic) VaD, and vascular cognitive disorder, are included in the umbrella definition of vascular cognitive impa irment and dementia (VCID). Because of the variability of VCID clinical presentation, there is no agreement on criteria defining the...