onset depressive symptoms accompanied by psychomotor slowing and executive dys-
function is a common presentation among olde r adults with progressive small vessel isch-
emic disease (“vascular depression”).
Prevalence
Major or mild vascular NCD is the second most common cause of NCD after Alzheimer’s
disease. In the United States, population prevalence estimates for vascular dementia range
from 0.2% in the 65–70 years age group to 16%  in individuals 80 years and older. Within
3 months following stroke, 20%–30% of individuals are diagnosed with dementia. In neu-