Vascular cognitive impairment and dementia is the second most common dementia form, accounting for 15-20% of cases, and contributes to dementia in up to 75% of cases alongside other neuropathologies.
Alzheimer's blood test could 'revolutionise' diagnosis
A blood test measuring p-tau217 will be trialed in UK memory clinics to improve Alzheimer's diagnostic accuracy from 70% to over 90% and speed diagnosis.