Herpes simplex virus 1 and the risk of dementia: a population-based study

Abstract Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV1) is a neuroinvasive virus capable of entering the brain which makes it a candidate pathogen for increasing risk of dementia. Previous studies are inconsistent in their findings regarding the link between HSV1 and dementia, therefore, we investigated how HSV1 rel...

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Main Authors: Meghan J. Murphy, Lana Fani, M. Kamran Ikram, Mohsen Ghanbari, M. Arfan Ikram
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87963-9

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