Vascular Contributions to Cognitive Impairment
and Dementia (VCID) is proposed as a distinct
discipline on the stroke spectrum, closely
related to and in part embedded in Alzheimer’s,
that is scientifically and clinically poised for
impact on disease burden.
Proposal:
Roderick A. Corriveau, Ph.D.
Program Director, NINDS
Years of follow-up
3,53,02,52,01,51,0,50,0
Dementia-freesurvival
100%
95%
90%
85%
no SBI
with SBI
HR (adj) =2.3
Dementia-freesurvival
Vermeer, Breteler NEJM 2003;348:1215
(=21% of stroke-free
individuals age 60-90)
Years Follow-Up (Population-Based Imaging)
Vermeer, Breteler NEJM 2003;348:1215
Decades of Studies Reveal
Vascular Disease/Dementia links
No Impairment Dementia
Alzheimer alone 29% 42%
Alzheimer + small strokes 8% 30%
Schneider Ann Neurol 2009;66:200
Vascular Contributions to Cognitive
Impairment & Dementia (VCID)
cardiac disease
micro-infarct
micro-bleed
small vessel ischemic stroke
silent stroke
small vessel hemorrhagic strokeCADASIL
cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA)
large vessel ischemic stroke
TIA
large vessel hemorrhagic stroke
• VCID recognizes & unifies as a discipline the spectrum of
Vascular Contributions to Cognitive Impairment & Dementia
• VCID was historically siloed among disciplines with various
names & inclusivity; scientific progress impacted
• Separating VCI & dementia not advantageous for
mechanisms focused research; e.g., a person may progress
from VCI to dementia
~multi-infarct dementia
~vascular brain injury
Co-Morbidities are the Norm in Dementia:
VCID is the Most Common Co-Morbidity
Attems and Jellinger, 2013, Neuropathology. In: Dening T, Thomas A (eds) Oxford
textbook of old age psychiatry, 2 edn., Oxford University Press., pp 87-105.
cardiac disease
micro-infarct
micro-bleed
small vessel ischemic stroke
silent stroke
small vessel hemorrhagic strokeCADASIL
cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA)
large vessel ischemic stroke
TIA
large vessel hemorrhagic stroke
• VCID recognizes & unifies as a discipline the spectrum of
Vascular Contributions to Cognitive Impairment & Dementia
• VCID includes & embraces its largely comorbid nature
AD Pathology
~multi-infarct dementia
~vascular brain injury
Stroke AD Dementia
Stroke and AD Dementia:
Overlapping Fields
Stroke AD Dementia
VCID
Vascular Contributions to
Cognitive Impairment and
Dementia (VCID) as a Discipline
Stroke AD Dementia
VCID
Vascular Contributions to
Cognitive Impairment and
Dementia (VCID) as a Discipline
Cognitively Normal
Cognitive Impairment
(e.g. MCI, VCI)
Dementia
VCID Recognizes/Unifies the Biological Spectrum of
Vascular Contributions to Cognitive Impairment & Dementia
Sugar + Lipid
Metabolism
Immune Function
AD Biology
Stroke + Vascular Biology
Neurovascular Unit
 Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer’s (1999, US)
 Plan Alzheimer et Maladies Apparentées (2001-12, FR)
 Evaluation du Plan Alzheimer 2013
«Elargir le champ du plan au-delà de la maladie d’Alzheimer»
 England’s National Dementia Strategy (2009)
 National Alzheimer’s Project Law (2011, US)
 includes AD, vascular dementia, FTD, and LBD
 2013: G8 Dementia Summit (London)
VCID Poised as Distinct Scientific Discipline:
International Recognition of the Relationship
Between Dementia and the Vasculature

Alzforum Corriveau

  • 1.
    Vascular Contributions toCognitive Impairment and Dementia (VCID) is proposed as a distinct discipline on the stroke spectrum, closely related to and in part embedded in Alzheimer’s, that is scientifically and clinically poised for impact on disease burden. Proposal: Roderick A. Corriveau, Ph.D. Program Director, NINDS
  • 2.
    Years of follow-up 3,53,02,52,01,51,0,50,0 Dementia-freesurvival 100% 95% 90% 85% noSBI with SBI HR (adj) =2.3 Dementia-freesurvival Vermeer, Breteler NEJM 2003;348:1215 (=21% of stroke-free individuals age 60-90) Years Follow-Up (Population-Based Imaging) Vermeer, Breteler NEJM 2003;348:1215 Decades of Studies Reveal Vascular Disease/Dementia links No Impairment Dementia Alzheimer alone 29% 42% Alzheimer + small strokes 8% 30% Schneider Ann Neurol 2009;66:200
  • 3.
    Vascular Contributions toCognitive Impairment & Dementia (VCID) cardiac disease micro-infarct micro-bleed small vessel ischemic stroke silent stroke small vessel hemorrhagic strokeCADASIL cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) large vessel ischemic stroke TIA large vessel hemorrhagic stroke • VCID recognizes & unifies as a discipline the spectrum of Vascular Contributions to Cognitive Impairment & Dementia • VCID was historically siloed among disciplines with various names & inclusivity; scientific progress impacted • Separating VCI & dementia not advantageous for mechanisms focused research; e.g., a person may progress from VCI to dementia ~multi-infarct dementia ~vascular brain injury
  • 4.
    Co-Morbidities are theNorm in Dementia: VCID is the Most Common Co-Morbidity Attems and Jellinger, 2013, Neuropathology. In: Dening T, Thomas A (eds) Oxford textbook of old age psychiatry, 2 edn., Oxford University Press., pp 87-105.
  • 5.
    cardiac disease micro-infarct micro-bleed small vesselischemic stroke silent stroke small vessel hemorrhagic strokeCADASIL cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) large vessel ischemic stroke TIA large vessel hemorrhagic stroke • VCID recognizes & unifies as a discipline the spectrum of Vascular Contributions to Cognitive Impairment & Dementia • VCID includes & embraces its largely comorbid nature AD Pathology ~multi-infarct dementia ~vascular brain injury
  • 6.
    Stroke AD Dementia Strokeand AD Dementia: Overlapping Fields
  • 7.
    Stroke AD Dementia VCID VascularContributions to Cognitive Impairment and Dementia (VCID) as a Discipline
  • 8.
    Stroke AD Dementia VCID VascularContributions to Cognitive Impairment and Dementia (VCID) as a Discipline Cognitively Normal Cognitive Impairment (e.g. MCI, VCI) Dementia
  • 9.
    VCID Recognizes/Unifies theBiological Spectrum of Vascular Contributions to Cognitive Impairment & Dementia Sugar + Lipid Metabolism Immune Function AD Biology Stroke + Vascular Biology Neurovascular Unit
  • 10.
     Congressional TaskForce on Alzheimer’s (1999, US)  Plan Alzheimer et Maladies Apparentées (2001-12, FR)  Evaluation du Plan Alzheimer 2013 «Elargir le champ du plan au-delà de la maladie d’Alzheimer»  England’s National Dementia Strategy (2009)  National Alzheimer’s Project Law (2011, US)  includes AD, vascular dementia, FTD, and LBD  2013: G8 Dementia Summit (London) VCID Poised as Distinct Scientific Discipline: International Recognition of the Relationship Between Dementia and the Vasculature