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• Because age is a major risk factor for the development of Alzheimer disease (AD) and other dementias, the study of neural mechanisms of brain aging and the application of new technologies in brain imaging represent major advances in our ability to diagnose age-related cognitive and behavioral disorders and to care for individuals with these conditions


• is a sub-type of multi-infarct dementia that is characterized by brain atrophy, multiple lacunar infarcts in the white matter, subcortical arteriosclerosis, and appearance of leukoaraiosis on brain imaging studies


• The diagnosis of dementia remains a clinical diagnosis, however blood tests, neuropscyhological testing and brain imaging are all valuable tools to aid in the diagnosis

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