Vascular dementia: Different forms of vessel disorders contribute to the development of dementia in the elderly brain

► Vascular dementia is the net results of vascular tissue lesions. ► Vascular and neurodegenerative lesions frequently co-occur in the elderly brain. ► Development of dementia is often due to both pathologies. ► Diagnosis and treatment of coexisting neurodegenerative lesions in vascular dementia.