Evidence of Concomitantly Increasing Stroke and Dementia Prevalence among those 80 Years and Older in Ontario, Canada, 2003-04 to 2012-13.

This study aimed to report the concurrent temporal trends of stroke and dementia prevalence in Ontario among the same age demographic. The prevalence of both stroke and dementia increased from 2003-04 to 2012-13 in both sexes and the magnitude in which prevalence of dementia increased over time exceeded that of stroke. The substantial increase in the prevalence of dementia may be because of increased recognition and diagnoses of dementia and increased survival of stroke patients who are at higher risk of developing dementia. PMID: 30449286 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences - November 19, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Cerasuolo JO, Azarpazhooh MR, Kapral MK, Cipriano LE, Hachinski V Tags: Can J Neurol Sci Source Type: research