VasCog 2018 (9th International Conference of International Society of Vascular Behavioural and Cognitive Disorders)

Early detection, intervention and adoption of a healthy lifestyle are the key to ending dementia, according to Professor Vincent Mok of the Division of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Multidomain intervention which includes nutrition, exercise, cognitive training and vascular risk monitoring is effective in preventing dementia, findings from the FINGER study have shown.

Methylphenidate was found to improve executive functioning in patients with vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) in the STREAM-VCI study.

Linagliptin has no impact on cognitive decline when given on top of standard of care in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), a CARMELINA substudy has shown.

Use of a ginkgo biloba extract on top of standard preventive treatment is shown to improve cognitive function and overall condition after acute ischaemic stroke.

In patients with severe small vessel disease (SVD), intensive blood pressure (BP) lowering does not reduce cerebral perfusion or increase the risk of falls, according to results of the ASL substudy of the PRESERVE trial.

Pharmacological management of vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) is a balancing act when it comes to the use of antihypertensives, statins and oral anticoagulants (OACs), according to Professor Majon Muller of the Department of Internal Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Center, the Netherlands, who spoke at VasCog 2018 held in Hong Kong.