Association of Cerebral Emboli With Accelerated Cognitive Deterioration in Alzheimer's Disease and Vascular Dementia

Nitin Purandare, Alistair Burns, Julie Morris, Ewan P. Perry, Joanne Wren, Charles McCollum

American Journal of Psychiatry · 2011 · 37 citations · 31 references

Abstract

Spontaneous cerebral emboli predict more rapid progression of dementia over 2 years in both Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. Clinical trials on the inhibition of cerebral emboli in the prevention and treatment of dementia are needed.

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