Decreasing prevalence of dementia in 85-year olds examined 22 years apart: the influence of education and stroke

Abstract Individuals aged 80 years and older constitute the fastest growing segment of the population worldwide, leading to an expected increase in dementia cases. Education level and treatment of vascular risk factors has increased during the last decades. We examined whether this has influenced th...

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Main Authors: Ingmar Skoog, Anne Börjesson-Hanson, Silke Kern, Lena Johansson, Hanna Falk, Robert Sigström, Svante Östling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-05022-8