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| == Epidemiology == | == Epidemiology == | ||
| + | * The prevalence is higher in males than in females. | ||
| * The prevalence for vascular dementia ranges from 0.2% in the 65-70 years age group to 16% in 80 years and older. | * The prevalence for vascular dementia ranges from 0.2% in the 65-70 years age group to 16% in 80 years and older. | ||
| * Within 3 months post-stroke, 20%-30% of individuals are diagnosed with dementia. | * Within 3 months post-stroke, 20%-30% of individuals are diagnosed with dementia. | ||
| - | * The prevalence is higher in males than in females. | + | * It is suggested that the vascular dementia is overdiagnosed, as non-significant cerebrovascular lesions may be overcalled as the main etiology for the presenting dementia.[([[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25633672/|Niemantsverdriet, E., Feyen, B. F., Le Bastard, N., Martin, J. J., Goeman, J., De Deyn, P. P., & Engelborghs, S. (2015). Overdiagnosing vascular dementia using structural brain imaging for dementia work-up. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 45(4), 1039-1043.]])][([[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3291834/|Brust, J. C. (1988). Vascular dementia is overdiagnosed. Archives of Neurology, 45(7), 799-801.]])] |
| == Prognosis == | == Prognosis == | ||