Older Patients with Hypothyroidism Report Increased Prevalence of Dementia - Neurology Live

A study of more than 15,000 patients from a national insurance research database suggests older patients with hypothyroidism had an 81% increase in risk of having dementia compared to their counterparts without hypothyroidism.

Older patients with hypothyroidism had an 81% greater risk of having dementia than their counterparts without the common thyroid disorder, according to new research. A large-scale case-control study… [+4603 chars]

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