Concepedia

Epilepsy, Vascular Risk Factors, and Cognitive Decline in Older Adults

Hyunmi Choi, Mitchell S.V. Elkind, W.T. Longstreth, Amelia K. Boehme, Rebekah Hafen, Emma J. Hoyt, Evan L. Thacker

Neurology · 2022 · 19 citations · 39 references

DOIFull text

Open access

Abstract

Associations of some VRFs with cognitive decline in older adults are stronger in the presence of epilepsy, suggesting a need for greater attention to vascular protection for preserving brain health in older adults with epilepsy.

References

39

The cardiovascular health study: Design and rationale

Linda P. Fried, Nemat O. Borhani, Paul Enright et al. · Annals of Epidemiology · 1991 · 3.6K citations

, , +7

The Modified Mini-Mental State (3MS) examination.

Evelyn L. Teng, Helena Chui · PubMed · 1987 · 2.7K citations

, , +21

Clinical Correlates of White Matter Findings on Cranial Magnetic Resonance Imaging of 3301 Elderly People

W. T. Longstreth, Teri A. Manolio, Alice M. Arnold et al. · Stroke · 1996 · 1.5K citations

Midlife cardiovascular risk factors and risk of dementia in late life

R. A. Whitmer, Stephen Sidney, Joe V. Selby et al. · Neurology · 2005 · 1.2K citations

Cerebral small-vessel disease and decline in information processing speed, executive function and memory

Niels D. Prins, Ewoud J. van Dijk, Tom den Heijer et al. · Brain · 2005 · 737 citations · Full text

, , +21