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Table 3 Common lesions in AD, VaD, MIX, and aged controls (from[130])

From: The overlap between vascular disease and Alzheimer’s disease - lessons from pathology

Pathological feature

AD [%]

VaD [%]

MIX [%]

Aged controls [%]

Cerebral amyloid angiopathy

98

30

~90

23-45

Small vessel disease/MVD

~50

>50

>50

~20

Total infarctions

10-20

100

30-40

>10

Microinfarcts/lacunes

30-46

70

60-70

17-21

Intracerebral hemorrhage

10-15

15

10

1-2

White matter pathology

40

80

70-80

<20

Loss of cholinergic markers

75

40

~70

 

CVD/atherosclerosis

45-60

60

~60

30-53

  1. Abbreviations: AD, Alzheimer’s disease; CVD, Cerebrovascular disease; MIX, mixed type dementia (AD plus vascular dementia); MVD, Microvascular disease; VaD, Vascular dementia.