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  • Vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) ranges from mild cognitive decline to dementia due to various vascular issues and can be prevented or delayed with early diagnosis and intervention.
  • Studies show that traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) approaches, including single ingredients and compound preparations, can enhance cognitive function related to VCI.
  • The paper reviews advancements in understanding VCI's concept, causes, biological mechanisms, and the role of TCM in its treatment.

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Vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) is a kind of syndrome from mild cognitive impairment to dementia, which is caused by different vascular factors. It can be prevented and delayed the progress of VCI and even reversed cognitive impairment before it progresses to vascular dementia by early diagnosis and intervention. Many experimental and clinical studies have confirmed that traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) monomer, effective fraction, compound preparation,etc can improve vascular cognitive function. Our paper summarizes the research progress in the concept, pathogenesis, cellular and molecular mechanisms, and TCM treatment of VCI.

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