[Neurocognitive aging and cognitive disorders]

Aging is the leading risk factor of the most common cognitive disorders, primarily Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. These diseases have a progressive course and pathological underlying processes develop long before the onset of clinical signs of cognitive impairment. In the context of current trends in population aging and the steady increase in the number of patients with dementia, the search for factors contributing to the acceleration of neurocognitive aging processes, as well as factors with a modifying effect on these processes, is a key element in the effective management of elderly patients.