Stroke Suggests Increased Risk of Dementia.

Conclusions: The findings of this study suggest that stroke confers an increased risk of dementia, especially in the elderly and in patients with hemorrhagic stroke. We advocate the need for close observation and enhanced health education programs to benefit patients with stroke. PMID: 25731623 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25731623?dopt=Abstract

Source: Current Alzheimer Research - March 2, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Huang CY, Li YC, Wang HK, Sung PS, Wang LC, Sun YT, Pan CH, Tsai KJ Tags: Curr Alzheimer Res Source Type: research