Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Is Associated with Altered Neuropsychological Performance in Young Adults
Background: Subjects with ischemic lesions have an increased risk of dementia. In addition, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and vascular cognitive impairment share many risk factors. These observations suggest that different diseases that cause altered blood perfusion of the brain or hypoxia promote AD neu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2011-11-01
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Series: | Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra |
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Online Access: | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/333079 |