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In Zoology, more specifically anatomy and physiology, "vascular" means "related to blood vessels". An organ or tissue that is vascularized is heavily endowed with blood vessels and thus richly supplied with blood.

In Botany, vascular plants are plants with a dedicated fluid or water transport system of tracheids. Non-vascular plants include mosses and algae, while vascular plants include ferns, conifers and flowering plants.

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eMedicine - Vascular Dementia : Article by Kannayiram Alagiakrishnan (5297 words)
	Vascular dementia is sometimes further classified as cortical or subcortical dementia.
	Vascular cognitive disorder (VCD) is a new term used to describe a particular constellation of cognitive and functional impairment spectrum that ranges from vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) to subcortical vascular dementia, poststroke dementia, and mixed dementia.
	Vascular dementia is the second most common cause of dementia in the United States and Europe, but it is the most common form in some parts of Asia.

Vascular Dementia (484 words)
	Vascular dementia (also known as multi-infarct dementia) is considered by some to be the second most common dementing illness after Alzheimer’s disease.
	The incidence of vascular dementia is slightly higher among men than among women and appears typically in those between 60 to 75 years of age.
	Vascular dementia is neither reversible nor curable, but treatment of underlying conditions, such as high blood pressure, may prevent further progression of the disorder.

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