Cognitive Decline and Markers of Inflammation and Hemostasis: The Edinburgh Artery Study

2007167 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Snorri Björn Rafnsson · University of Edinburgh

Ian J. Deary · University of Edinburgh

F.B. Smith · University of Edinburgh

Martha C. Whiteman · University of Edinburgh

Ann Rumley · University of Edinburgh

Gordon Lowe · University of Edinburgh

F. Gerald R. Fowkes ·

Abstract

Systemic markers of inflammation and hemostasis are associated with a progressive decline in general and specific cognitive abilities in older people, independent of major vascular comorbidity.

Topics & Keywords

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Acute Ischemic Stroke Management S100 Proteins and Annexins

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volume 55, Issue 5, pp. 700-707

DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01158.x

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