The Dementia Question

Dementias, including Alzheimer’s disease, are getting renewed attention with an aging population and an increasing prevalence of the disease. New research has found a link between depression and dementia (see A New Study Finds A Strong Link Between Depression And Dementia and Association Of Early-, Middle-, And Late-Life Depression With Incident Dementia In A Danish Cohort). Chronic pain can also contribute to an increased incidence of dementia (see Dementia Risk Rises If You Live With Chronic Pain, Study Says and Elevated Dementia Risk, Cognitive Decline, And Hippocampal Atrophy In Multisite Chronic Pain).

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