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Cerebrovascular disease is considered to be the second most common cause of dementia in older adults (see Chapter 6). Several cerebrovascular conditions can produce a dementia syndrome, and clinical features can vary considerably for different causes; however, by tradition, these disorders are often combined into a general category of vascular dementia.
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La Rue, A. (1992). Vascular Dementia. In: Aging and Neuropsychological Assessment. Critical Issues in Neuropsychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9119-8_9
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