Dementia Risk Factors
Research from Dalhousie University, Department of Chemistry provide new insights into dementia risk factors
Published in Drug Week, March 16th, 2007
Scientists discuss in "Epilepsy and antiepileptic drug use in elderly people as risk factors for dementia" new findings in dementia. In this recent report, researchers in Canada conducted a study "To assess the role of epilepsy and antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) as risk factors for probable Alzheimer's disease (AD) and for all dementias in the Canadian Study of Health and Aging (CSHA). A secondary objective was to isolate the effect of the AED phenytoin on the development of dementia and AD."
"The cohort consists of 5376 participants aged 65 years or older with no evidence of dementia, defined as Modified Mini-Mental State (3MS) score >or=78. Primary exposure was...
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Source: Drug Week (2007-03-16)
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