Today we’re joined by Dr. Fanny Elahi, associate professor of neurology and neuroscience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, to help us unpack vascular dementia and the role vascular pathologies play in cognitive decline. She discusses why diagnosing vascular dementia remains complex, and how lifestyle factors like exercise can help reduce risk.

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