Family history of Alzheimer’s disease limits improvement in cognitive function after bariatric surgery

Background/Objective: Bariatric surgery can reverse cognitive impairments associated with obesity. However, such benefits may be attenuated in individuals with a predisposing risk for cognitive impairment such as family history of Alzheimer’s disease. Methods: In all, 94 bariatric surgery participan...

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Main Authors: Michael L Alosco, Mary Beth Spitznagel, Gladys Strain, Michael Devlin, Ross D Crosby, James E Mitchell, John Gunstad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2014-06-01
Series:SAGE Open Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2050312114539477