Population-based 5-year follow-up study in Taiwan of dementia and risk of stroke.

Population-based 5-year follow-up study in Taiwan of dementia and risk of stroke.

BACKGROUND: This study estimates the risk of stroke within 5 years of newly diagnosed dementia among elderly persons aged 65 and above. We examined the relationship between antipsychotic usage and development of stroke in patients with dementia. METHODS: We conducted a nationwide 5-year population-b...

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Main Authors: Mu-En Liu, Shih-Jen Tsai, Wei-Chiao Chang, Chun-Hung Hsu, Ti Lu, Kuo-Sheng Hung, Wen-Ta Chiu, Wei-Pin Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3634021?pdf=render

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