Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Groupe de recherche sur le système nerveux central (GRSNC), Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, Montréal, Canada.
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
J Neurochem. 2018 Mar;144(5):509-512. doi: 10.1111/jnc.14287. Epub 2018 Feb 11.
This Preface introduces the articles of the special issue on "Vascular Dementia" in which several recognized experts provide an overview of this research field. The brain is a highly vascularized organ and consequently, vascular dysfunction and related pathways affect cognitive performance and memory. Vascular dementia or vascular cognitive impairment is the second most common type of dementia after Alzheimer's disease, and both disorders often occur in parallel. With this special issue, we hope to provide insight and a stimulating discussion for the future development of this research field. This article is part of the Special Issue "Vascular Dementia".
这篇序言介绍了“血管性痴呆”特刊中的文章，其中几位公认的专家对该研究领域进行了概述。大脑是一个高度血管化的器官，因此，血管功能障碍和相关途径会影响认知表现和记忆。血管性痴呆或血管性认知障碍是仅次于阿尔茨海默病的第二大常见痴呆类型，而且这两种疾病通常同时发生。通过这个特刊，我们希望为该研究领域的未来发展提供一些见解和有启发性的讨论。本文是特刊“血管性痴呆”的一部分。
