This book presents state of the art knowledge on vascular cognitive impairment (VCI). The focus
is in particular on two major representative clinical syndromes of VCI: subcortical VCI and
post-stroke cognitive impairment. Individual chapters address a wide range of topics and issues
providing up-to-date information on epidemiology cognitive evaluation pathophysiology
established and emerging neuroimaging biomarkers amyloid imaging serum and genetic biomarkers
prognosis prevention and treatment. The accompanying illustrations and photos enable the
reader to achieve a ready understanding of the contents and to retrieve fundamental information
quickly. The book will be an invaluable resource for stroke physicians surgeons and students
wishing to learn more about the latest advances from efforts to harmonize neuropsychological
evaluation and improvements in diagnostic criteria through to the role of advanced neuroimaging
techniques in deepening understanding of VCI and progress toward more targeted treatment.
