Treatment of vascular dementia Recommendations of the Scientific Department of Cognitive Neurology and Aging of the Brazilian Academy of Neurology

• Autor(a) principal: Brucki,Sonia Maria Dozzi
• Data de Publicação: 2011
• Outros Autores: Ferraz,Ana Cláudia, Freitas,Gabriel R. de, Massaro,Ayrton Roberto, Radanovic,Márcia, Schultz,Rodrigo Rizek
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Dementia & Neuropsychologia
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642011000400275
• topic: vascular dementia; pharmacological treatment; prevention; cholinesterase.

Abstract Scientific Department of Cognitive Neurology and Aging of ABN had a consensus meeting to write recommendations on treatment of vascular dementia, there was no previous issue. This disease has numerous particularities and can be considered a preventable dementia. Prevention treatment is primary care of vascular risk factors or a secondary prevention of factors that could cause recurrence of ischemic or hemorrhagic brain modifications. In these guidelines we suggested only symptomatic treatment, pharmacologic or non-pharmacologic. We have reviewed current publications on MEDLINE (PubMed), LILACS e Cochrane Library databases. Recommendations are concern to the following factors and their prevention evidences, association, or treatment of vascular dementia: physical activity, tobacco use, diet and food supplements, arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, obesity, statins, cardiac failure, atrial fibrillation, antithrombotics, sleep apnea, carotid revascularization, symptomatic pharmacological treatment.