Graves' disease and toxic nodular goiter, aggravated by duration of hyperthyroidism, are associated with Alzheimer's and vascular dementia. A register-based long-term follow-up of two large cohorts.

CONCLUSIONS: Using large scale register-based data we found increased risk of dementia in hyperthyroid individuals. Every 6 months of decreased TSH increased risk of dementia by 16%, compared to individuals with normal TSH. Our data support early diagnosis and intervention in hyperthyroidism. PMID: 31984866 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - Category: Endocrinology Tags: Thyroid Source Type: research