Role of cerebrovascular disease in the development of mixed dementia
G.R. Tabeeva

Sechenov University, Moscow

The prevalence of severe cognitive impairment in the population is quite high and is increasing every year. Ordinary, it is difficult to classify these disorders, which is associated with a high diversity of the clinical performance and the complex genesis of neuropathological forms of inhibition of cognitive functions. Currently, dementia of mixed type ranks third among the most common causes of cognitive impairment. Cerebrovascular dysfunction plays an important and integral role in the development of not only vascular dementia, but neurodegenerative genesis, emphasizing the common of both processes and the high importance of registration of vascular factor in the practical management of patients. In addition to the pathomorphological changes that underlie various types of cognitive disorders, the similarity of risk factors for the development of various dementia types has been repeatedly pointed out. Control of these risk factors remains the key strategy for the prevention of all dementia types. In the absence of clinical guidelines for the management of patients with mixed dementia, it seems reasonable to use medications that have proven a high level of effectiveness in patients with various disorders of cognitive functions.

Key words: dementia, vascular-degenerative dementia, cognitive impairment, risk factors, Cerebrolysin.
For citation: Tabeeva G.R. Role of cerebrovascular disease in the development of mixed dementia // RMJ. 2018. № 12(I). P. 16–20.