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== Overview ==
== Overview ==


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*There is no single diagnostic study of choice for the diagnosis of Vascular dementia , but Vascular dementia can be diagnosed based on MRI and CT scan.
*There is no single diagnostic study of choice for the diagnosis of Vascular dementia , but Vascular dementia can be diagnosed based on MRI and CT scan.
==== The comparison of various diagnostic studies for [disease name] ====
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<small> [Name of test with higher sensitivity and specificity] is the preferred investigation based on the sensitivity and specificity</small>
===== Diagnostic results =====
The following finding(s) on performing [investigation name] is(are) confirmatory for [disease name]:
* [Finding 1]
* [Finding 2]
===== Sequence of Diagnostic Studies =====
The [name of investigation] must be performed when:
* The patient presented with symptoms/signs 1, 2, and 3 as the first step of diagnosis.
* A positive [test] is detected in the patient, to confirm the diagnosis.
OR
The various investigations must be performed in the following order:
* [Initial investigation]
* [2nd investigation]


=== Name of Diagnostic Criteria ===
=== Name of Diagnostic Criteria ===

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Syed Ahsan Hussain, M.D.[2]

Overview

Diagnostic Study of Choice

Study of choice

  • There is no single diagnostic study of choice for the diagnosis of Vascular dementia , but Vascular dementia can be diagnosed based on MRI and CT scan.

Name of Diagnostic Criteria

  • There is no single diagnostic study of choice for Vascular dementia, though Vascular dementia may be diagnosed based on DSM-5.[1]
  • The diagnosis of Vascular dementia is based on the DSM-5 criteria, which include:[1]
    • Parenchymal injury attributing to cerebrovascular disease.
    • One or more documented cerebrovascular events.
    • Both clinical and genetic causes.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hendrickson WA, Ward KB, Bland RD, Clarke TL, Harden LB (October 1975). "Atomic models for the polypeptide backbones of myohemerythrin and hemerythrin". Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 66 (4): 1349–56. PMID 5.

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