Does Diabetes Mellitus Alter the Onset and Clinical Course of Vascular Dementia?

Does Diabetes Mellitus Alter the Onset and Clinical Course of Vascular Dementia?

Background: Vascular dementia (VaD) is the second most common dementing illness. Multiple risk factors are associated with VaD, but the individual contribution of each to disease onset and progression is unclear. We examined the relationship between diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM) and the clinical var...

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Main Authors: Santosh B. Murthy, Ali Jawaid, Salah U. Qureshi, Yogeshwar Kalkonde, Andrew M. Wilson, Michael L. Johnson, Mark E. Kunik, Paul E. Schulz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Behavioural Neurology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/BEN-2010-0281
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Summary:Background: Vascular dementia (VaD) is the second most common dementing illness. Multiple risk factors are associated with VaD, but the individual contribution of each to disease onset and progression is unclear. We examined the relationship between diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM) and the clinical variables of VaD.
ISSN:0953-4180
1875-8584

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