Non-pharmaceutical interventions of vascular cognitive impairment

Vascular cognitive impairment(VCI) is a group of syndroms from mild cognitive impairment to dementia caused by cerebrovascluar disease.The preventable and therapeutic characteristics of VCI bring an opportunity for its effective treatment.Non-pharmaceutical interventions play a vital role on its treatment, which gradually becomes a research hotspots.A variety of interventions to improve VCI have been confirmed, and the pathophysiological mechanism is unique but also complementary to each other.And their synergistic action cannot be ignored.This review focuses on the research progress in the effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions: physical activity, cognitive training, transcranial stimulation and acupuncture on VCI, and the possible mechanisms, in order to open new doors for the early detection, prevention and treatment of VCI. Key words: Vascular cognitive impairment; Physical activity; Cognitive training; Transcranial stimulation; Acupuncture