WELCOME LETTER

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Organizing Committee it is our pleasure to introduce the 6th International Congress on Vascular Dementia, which will be held in Barcelona, Spain.

The Sixth International Congress will once again aim to be a showcase for the discussion of new developments in the area of dementia with special attention to cerebrovascular diseases and cerebral blood flow. The meeting will be an opportunity to deliberate on large and small vessel brain diseases and how they contribute to cognitive decline. We shall try to identify the specific psychological markers, if any, of vascular dementia, and also the genetic factors involved. The overlap with Alzheimer's disease will be a central issue, as will be the white matter changes frequently seen in dementia.

We look forward to welcoming you to Barcelona in 2009 and hope that this meeting will be a memorable experience for all of you, where you will be able to further friendships and strengthen scientific collaboration.

Yours sincerely,

James Toole - Honorary President
Amos D. Korczyn - Chairman
Jaime Kulisevsky, co –chair