Gender differences in risk factors for transition from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease: A CREDOS study

: Women are subject to a disproportionate burden from Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and sex differences exist in treatment response and prognosis of the disease. Yet gender-specific risk factors have not been widely studied. We aimed to investigate gender-specific risk factors for AD in subjects with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - July 9, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Sangha Kim, Min Ji Kim, Seonwoo Kim, Hyo Shin Kang, Shin Won Lim, Woojae Myung, Yunhwan Lee, Chang Hyung Hong, Seong Hye Choi, Duk L. Na, Sang Won Seo, Bon D. Ku, Seong Yoon Kim, Sang Yun Kim, Jee Hyang Jeong, Sun Ah. Park, Bernard J. Carroll, Doh Kwan Ki Source Type: research