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Progress toward standardized diagnosis of vascular cognitive impairment: Guidelines from the Vascular Impairment of Cognition Classification Consensus Study

  • Olivia A. Skrobot
  • , Sandra E. Black
  • , Christopher Chen
  • , Charles DeCarli
  • , Timo Erkinjuntti
  • , Gary A. Ford
  • , Rajesh N. Kalaria
  • , John O'Brien
  • , Leonardo Pantoni
  • , Florence Pasquier
  • , Gustavo C. Roman
  • , Anders Wallin
  • , Perminder Sachdev
  • , Ingmar Skoog
  • , VICCCS group
  • University of Bristol
  • University of Toronto
  • National University of Singapore
  • University of California at Davis
  • Helsinki University Hospital
  • University of Oxford
  • Newcastle University
  • University of Cambridge
  • University of Florence
  • Troubles Cognitifs Dégénératifs et Vasculaires
  • Houston Methodist
  • Sahlgrenska University Hospital
  • University of Gothenburg
  • University of New South Wales
  • Prince of Wales Hospital
  • Queen's University Belfast
  • University of Helsinki
  • Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University
  • INSERM U1171, Memory Clinic, University of Lille
  • Sahlgrenska Academy

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Abstract

Introduction: Progress in understanding and management of vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) has been hampered by lack of consensus on diagnosis, reflecting the use of multiple different assessment protocols. A large multinational group of clinicians and researchers participated in a two-phase Vascular Impairment of Cognition Classification Consensus Study (VICCCS) to agree on principles (VICCCS-1) and protocols (VICCCS-2) for diagnosis of VCI. We present VICCCS-2. Methods: We used VICCCS-1 principles and published diagnostic guidelines as points of reference for an online Delphi survey aimed at achieving consensus on clinical diagnosis of VCI. Results: Six survey rounds comprising 65–79 participants agreed guidelines for diagnosis of VICCCS-revised mild and major forms of VCI and endorsed the National Institute of Neurological Disorders–Canadian Stroke Network neuropsychological assessment protocols and recommendations for imaging. Discussion: The VICCCS-2 suggests standardized use of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders–Canadian Stroke Network recommendations on neuropsychological and imaging assessment for diagnosis of VCI so as to promote research collaboration.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)280-292
Number of pages13
JournalAlzheimer s & dementia
Volume14
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2018

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Keywords

  • consensus
  • Criteria
  • Delphi
  • Guidelines
  • Vascular cognitive impairment
  • Vascular dementia

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