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10439467

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-9-30
pubmed:abstractText
The present investigation aimed to examine associations of anaemia with dementia. Analysis of community-dwelling, elderly subjects characterized for different dementias failed to confirm a previously reported association of anaemia with Alzheimer's disease (AD) but revealed instead a significant association with vascular dementia (VAD). Nearly 45% of VAD subjects were anaemic, compared with 17% of controls. Close to one-third of all subjects with haemoglobin levels > 0.5 g/dl below reference anaemia levels had VAD. Co-existing VAD may explain previous links between AD and anaemia. The association was independent of age, dementia severity and a range of other factors including vitamin B 12 and folate levels. Anaemia can exacerbate focal cerebral ischaemia and could precipitate or amplify VAD symptoms in elderly subjects with vasculopathy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0959-4965
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
2
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2377-81
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Evidence for association of anaemia with vascular dementia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't