Abstract:
Vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) refers to cognitive impairment primarily mainly caused by cerebrovascular pathologies and their risk factors. It is the second leading cause of cognitive impairment in individuals aged 60 and above in China. Currently, there are no specific treatments for VCI, but early identification and prevention can help reduce the risk of onset and improve patients\' prognosis. To raise awareness and attention among clinicians towards VCI and provide guidance for its standardized management, the Chinese Stroke Association Vascular Cognitive Impairment Subcommittee updated and revised the clinical classification, diagnostic procedures, neuropsychological evaluation criteria and imaging evaluation criteria and etc.on the basis of the Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Vascular Cognitive Impairment in China (2019). Through systematic literature reviews, including meta-analysis, systematic review, randomized controlled trials, retrospective studies, clinical case-control studies, etc, evidence and recommendation levels were formulated according to the evaluation and evaluation criteria of recommendation classification, and a total of 8 recommendations were formed on the etiology, clinical classification, clinical manifestations, diagnostic criteria, prevention and treatment of VCI. A standardized diagnostic process for VCI suitable for the clinical practice in China was proposed, aiming at providing guidance for the standardized diagnosis and accurate treatment of VCI.
血管性认知障碍(VCI)是指主要由脑血管病及其危险因素导致的认知功能障碍,是我国60岁及以上人群认知障碍的第二大原因。目前VCI尚无特效的治疗手段,但早期识别和预防有助于降低发病风险,改善患者预后。为了提高临床医师对VCI的知晓率及重视度,并为其规范化管理提供指导,中国卒中学会血管性认知障碍分会在《2019年中国血管性认知障碍诊治指南》的基础上,在临床分型、诊断流程、神经心理学评估标准、影像学评估标准等方面都进行了更新和修订,通过系统文献检索,包括荟萃分析、系统评价、随机对照试验、回顾性系列研究、临床病例对照研究等,根据国际指南标准化评级系统制订的推荐等级和证据水平分类,在VCI的病因及临床分型、临床表现、诊断标准、预防及治疗等方面共形成8条推荐意见,并提出了适合我国临床实践的VCI标准化诊断流程,以期为VCI规范化诊断和精准治疗提供指导方案。.