Subcortical ischemic depression, also known as vascular depression is a medical condition most commonly seen in elderly depressed patients. Late onset depression is increasingly seen as a distinct variety of depression, and is commonly detected with an MRI. In this condition, hyperintensive lesions are visible on the brain's white matter, and are believed to represent ischemic damage to the brain. There is a correlation between these lesions and late onset depression. These lesions are also associated with cognitive impairment, especially executive dysfunction

Executive dysfunction

Executive dysfunction , in psychology , is a disruption to the efficacy of the executive system. It can refer to both neurocognitive deficits and behavioural symptoms...

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External links

• Vascular Depression and Poststroke Depression
• Cognitive profile of subcortical ischaemic vascular disease
• Risk Factors for Geriatric Depression: The Importance of Executive Functioning Within the Vascular Depression Hypothesis