Brain Aging in the Oldest-Old

Nonagenarians and centenarians represent a quickly growing age group worldwide. In parallel, the prevalence of dementia increases substantially, but how to define dementia in this oldest-old age segment remains unclear. Although the idea that the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) decreases after...

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Main Authors: A. von Gunten, K. Ebbing, A. Imhof, P. Giannakopoulos, E. Kövari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/358531