,Perminder S Sachdev,Adam C Bentvelzen,Nicole A Kochan,Jiyang Jiang,Satoshi Hosoki,Rebecca Koncz,Russell J Chander,Danit Saks,Hugo P Aben,Daisy Acosta,Pia Andersen,Frédéric Assal,Hee-Joon Bae,Geert Jan Biessels,Deborah Blacker,Régis Bordet,Emily M Briceno,Henry Brodaty,Amy Brodtmann,Paulo Caramelli,Erico Castro-Costa,Hugues Chabriat,Christopher Chen,Una Clancy,Lucette Cysique,Charles DeCarli,Ding Ding,Marco Duering,Eliasz Engelhardt,Serge Gauthier,Fatemeh Geranmayeh,Olivier Godefroy,Philip Gorelick,Steven M Greenberg,Vesna Jelic,Hanna Jokinen,Raj N Kalaria,Murali Krishna,Kurt Lancaster,Frank-Erik de Leeuw,Jae-Sung Lim,Anna Marseglia,Javier Marta-Moreno,John T O'Brien,Leonardo Pantoni,Matthew P Pase,Sarah T Pendlebury,Gary Rosenberg,Behnam Sabayan,Emilia Salvadori,Katherine Samaras,Ivy Anne Sebastian,Sudha Seshadri,Eric E Smith,Velandai Srikanth,Kathryn Stokes,Felipe Kenji Sudo,Lukas Sveikata,Michael Valenzuela,Anders Wallin,Joanna M Wardlaw,Qun Xu
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Abstract
Importance
Several sets of diagnostic criteria have been proposed for vascular cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID). The International Society for Vascular Behavioural and Cognitive Disorders (VasCog) working group published comprehensive operationalized criteria in 2014. Considering subsequent advances in the field, a revision was needed.
Objective
To update the VasCog criteria to achieve consensus on diagnosis of VCID.
Design, Setting, and Participants
VasCog criteria and other published diagnostic guidelines, aided by literature review of recent developments in VCID, were used as reference points for an online Delphi survey (minimum 3 rounds, ≥75% threshold for agreement), including operationalization of criteria and guidance on potential biomarkers. Seventy international experts from diverse international regions were invited to participate in 2023.
Results
Three survey rounds included 49 to 54 participants that agreed on VasCog-2 diagnostic criteria for preclinical, mild, and major dementia levels of vascular cognitive impairment (under the overarching term VCID). Research guidelines, including the use of novel neuroimaging and fluid biomarkers, were also agreed on. The World Stroke Organization (WSO) endorsed the criteria, hence named VasCog-2-WSO.
Conclusions and Relevance
The VasCog-2-WSO criteria update the VasCog criteria for the diagnosis of VCID, providing operationalization and additional guidance on potential neuroimaging and fluid biomarkers. VasCog-2-WSO should provide an international standard for VCID diagnosis, facilitating diagnostic consistency among clinicians and researchers.
期刊介绍:
JAMA Neurology is an international peer-reviewed journal for physicians caring for people with neurologic disorders and those interested in the structure and function of the normal and diseased nervous system. The Archives of Neurology & Psychiatry began publication in 1919 and, in 1959, became 2 separate journals: Archives of Neurology and Archives of General Psychiatry. In 2013, their names changed to JAMA Neurology and JAMA Psychiatry, respectively. JAMA Neurology is a member of the JAMA Network, a consortium of peer-reviewed, general medical and specialty publications.