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AAN: Dementia More Common With Essential Tremor Than in the General Population

However, dementia rates lower than a comparison cohort of people with Parkinson disease

FDA Delays Decision on New Alzheimer’s Drug

By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Instead of approving the new Alzheimer's drug donanemab this month, as was expected,...

AI May Help Predict Mortality in Dementia Patients

Prediction feasible across time frames using certain clinical features

Higher Pancreatic Fat Percentage Linked to Lower Cognition in Men

Higher pancreatic fat linked to lower cognition and brain volumes in middle-aged men at high risk for Alzheimer disease

ASA: Nearly One in Five People Develop Dementia After Stroke

In the first year after stroke, there is an almost threefold higher risk for dementia

Missed, Undiagnosed Cirrhosis May Be Risk Factor for Cognitive Decline

More than 5 percent of veterans with dementia had Fibrosis-4 score greater than 3.25, suggestive of cirrhosis

Adult Day Services With Specialized Care Have Higher Proportion With Dementia

42.2 percent have dementia in adult day services centers providing specialized care versus 22.7 percent in nonspecialized centers

Study IDs Proportion of Dementia Cases Attributable to Known Risk Factors

PAF for nongenetic risk factors combined similar for men and women, but varies across racial, ethnic groups

Hearing Loss Linked to Increased Risk for Dementia

Higher risk for dementia seen for those with hearing loss not using hearing aids compared with those who were using hearing aids

Patients With Dementia Less Likely to Receive Intensive Care After Hospital Transfer

Authors say future work should focus on determining if transfers are needed