Major or Mild Vascular Neurocognitive Disorders

Major or mild vascular NCD is the second most common cause of NCD after Alzheimer's disease.

Higher prevalence has been reported in African Americans compared with Caucasians, and in East Asian countries (e.g., Japan, China).

Prevalence is higher in males than in females.

The criteria are met for major or mild neurocognitive disorder.

The clinical features are consistent with a vascular etiology, as suggested by either of the following:

1. Onset of the cognitive deficits is temporally related to one or more cerebrovascular events.

2. Evidence for decline is prominent in complex attention (including processing speed) and frontal-executive function.

There is evidence of the presence of cerebrovascular disease from history, physical examination, and/or neuroimaging considered sufficient to account for the neurocognitive deficits.

The symptoms are not better explained by another brain disease or systemic disorder.