Diabetes in a Large Dementia Cohort: Clinical Characteristics and Treatment From the Swedish Dementia Registry
CONCLUSIONS
Patients with diabetes were younger at dementia diagnosis and obtained less dementia medication for Alzheimer disease, suggesting less optimal dementia treatment. Future research should evaluate survival and differences in metabolic profile in patients with diabetes and different dementia disorders.
Source: Diabetes Care - Category: Endocrinology Authors: Secnik, J.; Cermakova, P.; Fereshtehnejad, S.-M.; Dannberg, P.; Johnell, K.; Fastbom, J.; Winblad, B.; Eriksdotter, M.; Religa, D. Tags: Epidemiology-Aging Clinical Care/Education/Nutrition/Psychosocial Research Source Type: research
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