Progress toward standardized diagnosis of vascular cognitive impairment: Guidelines from the Vascular Impairment of Cognition Classification Consensus Study

• DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2017.09.007
• Publication Date: 2017-10-19T15:30:14Z
• Authors: Olivia A. Skrobot; Sandra E. Black; Christopher Chen; Charles DeCarli; Timo Erkinjuntti; Gary A. Ford; Rajesh N. Kalaria; John O'Brien; Leonardo Pantoni; Florence Pasquier; Gustavo C. Roman; Anders Wallin; Perminder Sachdev; Ingmar Skoog; ; F.E. Taragano; J. Kril; M. Cavalieri; K.A. Jellinger; G.G. Kovacs; S. Engelborghs; C. Lafosse; P.H. Bertolucci; S. Brucki; P. Caramelli; T.C. de Toledo Fe...; C. Bocti; T. Fulop; D.B. Hogan; G.R. Hsiung; A. Kirk; L. Leach; A. Robillard; D.J. Sahlas; Q. Guo; J. Tian; L. Hokkanen; H. Jokinen; S. Benisty; V. Deramecourt; J. Hauw; H. Lenoir; M. Tsatali; M. Tsolaki; U. Sundar; R.F. Coen; A.D. Korczyn; M. Altieri; M. Baldereschi; C. Caltagirone; G. Caravaglios; A. Di Carlo; V. Di Piero; G. Gainotti; S. Galluzzi; G. Logroscino; P. Mecocci; D.V. Moretti; A. Padovani; T. Fukui; M. Ihara; T. Mizuno; S.Y. Kim; R. Akinyemi; O. Baiyewu; A. Ogunniyi; A. Szczudlik; A.J. Bastos‐Leite; H. Firmino; J. Massano; A. Verdelho; L.S. Kruglov; M.K. Ikram; N. Kandiah; E. Arana; J. Barroso‐Ribal; T. Calatayud; A.J. Cruz‐Jentoft; S. López‐Pousa; P. Martinez‐Lage; M. Mataro; A. Börjesson‐Hanson; E. Englund; E.J. Laukka; C. Qiu; M. Viitanen; G.J. Biessels; F.‐E. de Leeuw; T. den Heijer; L.G. Exalto; L.J. Kappelle; N.D. Prins; E. Richard; B. Schmand; E. van den Berg; W.M. van der Flier; B. Bilgic; L.M. Allan; J. Archer; J. Attems; A. Bayer; D. Blackburn; C. Brayne; R. Bullock; P.J. Connelly; A. Farrant; M. Fish; K. Harkness; P.G. Ince; P. Langhorne; J. Mann; F.E. Matthews; P. Mayer; S.T. Pendlebury; R. Perneczky; R. Peters; D. Smithard; B.C. Stephan; J.E. Swartz; S. Todd; D.J. Werring; S.N. Wijayasiri; G. Wilcock; G. Zamboni; R. Au; S. Borson; A. Bozoki; J.N. Browndyke; M.M. Corrada; P.K. Crane; B.S. Diniz; L. Etcher; H. Fillit; S.M. Greenberg; L.T. Grinberg; S.W. Hurt; M. Lamar; M. Mielke; B.R. Ott; G. Perry; W.J. Powers; C. Ramos‐Estebanez; B. Reed; R.O. Roberts; J.R. Romero; A.J. Saykin; S. Seshadri; L. Silbert; Y. Stern; C. Zarow; Yoav Ben‐Shlomo; Anthony P. Passmore; Seth Love; Patrick G. Kehoe
• Keywords: Neuropsychological Assessment; Consensus conference; Delphi Method

Abstract Introduction Progress in understanding and management of vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) has been hampered by lack consensus on diagnosis, reflecting the use multiple different assessment protocols. A large multinational group clinicians researchers participated a two‐phase Vascular Impairment Cognition Classification Consensus Study (VICCCS) to agree principles (VICCCS‐1) protocols (VICCCS‐2) for diagnosis VCI. We present VICCCS‐2. Methods used VICCCS‐1 published diagnostic guidelines as points reference an online Delphi survey aimed at achieving clinical Results Six rounds comprising 65–79 participants agreed VICCCS‐revised mild major forms VCI endorsed National Institute Neurological Disorders–Canadian Stroke Network neuropsychological recommendations imaging. Discussion The VICCCS‐2 suggests standardized imaging so promote research collaboration.