Silent Brain Infarcts and the Risk of Dementia and Cognitive Decline

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Authors

Sarah E. Vermeer · Erasmus MC

Niels D. Prins · Erasmus MC

Tom den Heijer · Erasmus MC

Albert Hofman

Peter J. Koudstaal · Erasmus MC

Monique M.B. Breteler

Abstract

Elderly people with silent brain infarcts have an increased risk of dementia and a steeper decline in cognitive function than those without such lesions.

Topics & Keywords

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Acute Ischemic Stroke Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 348, Issue 13, pp. 1215-1222

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa022066

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