Patients with vascular dementia (VaD) are typically prescribed the same medicines as patients with Alzheimer's. In addition, they need medicines to help control the underlying cardiovascular problems.

Aricept (donepezil) for treating vascular dementia
19 September 2003. Two similar studies funded by Eisai and Pfizer companies, the developer and US-promoter of the acetylcholinesterase inhibitor drug donepezil, suggest that their drug, already widely
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Cholinesterase inhibitors for Vascular Dementia
Treatment of vascular dementia--evidence from clinical trials with cholinesterase inhibitors. Erkinjuntti T, Román G, Gauthier S. Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland. T
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15537522
Emerging therapies for vascular dementia and vascular cognitive impairment
Abstract Background— Cerebrovascular disease (CVD) and ischemic brain injury secondary to cardiovascular disease are common causes of dementia and cognitive decline in the elderly. CVD also contribut
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Management of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias CME
This general overview of cholinesterase inhibitors discusses their use in treating vascular dementia. The Management of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias: Part 2 -- The Role of Cholinestera
http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/467554_1