Infectious Burden and Cognitive Decline in the Northern Manhattan Study

ConclusionA quantitative stroke risk‐weighted measure of IB explained variability in baseline executive function performance and associated with decline in memory. Past exposure to common infections may contribute to vascular cognitive impairment and warrants further study.

Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - August 20, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Clinton B. Wright, Hannah Gardener, Chuanhui Dong, Mitsuhiro Yoshita, Charles DeCarli, Ralph L. Sacco, Yaakov Stern, Mitchell S. V. Elkind Tags: Clinical Investigations Source Type: research