Thursday 7 August 2014

Dementia Risk 4 Times More in Persons With Mild Cognitive Impairment

Risk of dementia or Alzheimer's disease was found to be 4 times more in persons with mild cognitive impairment compared to cognitively healthy persons, found in a long-term, large-scale population-based study of individuals aged 55 years or older in the general population researchers.Several risk factors including older age, positive APOE- (and) #603;4 status, low total cholesterol levels, and stroke, as well as specific MRI findings were associated with an increased risk of developing ...

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