Diabetes is associated with increased rate of cognitive decline in questionably demented elderly

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 68-74

  Ravona Springer, Ramit ^a   Luo, Xiaodong ^b   Schmeidler, James ^b   Wysocki, Michael ^b   Lesser, Gerson ^c   Rapp, Michael ^d   Dahlman, Karen ^b   Grossman, Hillel ^b   Haroutunian, Vahram ^b   Schnaider Beeri, Michal ^b  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Jewish Home and Hospital   (United States)

^d HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive decline; Dementia comorbidity; Diabetes

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLUCOSE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL DETERIORATION; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; DEMENTIA; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 75549085427     PISSN: 14208008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000265552     Document Type: Article

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