Association between dementia risk and ulcerative colitis, with and without colectomy: a Swedish population-based register study
Conclusion
The findings are consistent with previous evidence suggesting a slightly increased dementia risk among individuals with UC. This study provided no evidence of further risk increase of dementia among those who had a colectomy.
Source: BMJ Open - Category: General Medicine Authors: Garcia-Argibay, M., Hiyoshi, A., Montgomery, S. Tags: Open access, Epidemiology Source Type: research
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