**SWCHSC-SC, Medical Grand Rounds, May 4th, 2006, 8:00am to 9:00am.

Location: R.S. McLaughlin Lecture Theatre Room EG-61
(videoconferenced to Cummings Auditorium, WC Hospital)

Title: Vascular Cognitive Impairment - A Looming Epidemic in Our Aging Population

Presenter: Dr. Sandra Black - Division of Neurology

Objectives

1. Review definitions, prevalence, suptypes and clinical profiles of Vascular Cognitive Impairment/Disorders.
2. Highlight interactions of cerebrovascular disease (CVD) and AD in expression of dementia.
3. Emphasize that AD and VCI share common factors and benefit from their control.
4. Consider prospects for cognitive enhancement in VCI.

Announecement

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