The Impact of the Use of Statins on the Prevalence of Dementia and the Progression of Cognitive Impairment

Hajjar, Ihab; Schumpert, J.; Hirth, V.; M. Wieland, D.; Paul Eleazer, G.

doi:10.1093/gerona/57.7.m414

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The Impact of the Use of Statins on the Prevalence of Dementia and the Progression of Cognitive Impairment

Published in The Journals of Gerontology Series A • Jul 1, 2002

Authors:

Ihab Hajjar

J. Schumpert

V. Hirth

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Previous evidence suggests that treatment with 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme-A reductase inhibitors (statins) has a positive impact on dementia. We decided to investigate the association between the use of statins and the prevalence of dementia and statins' impact on the progressio...

Subject

Dementia

Medicine

Internal medicine

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