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| Subject: YaY! Vets with post-traumatic stress are at high risk of dementia Mon Jul 13, 2009 1:58 am | |
| Veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have a significantly higher risk of developing dementia compared with veterans who don't have the disorder, a study reports today.
Using data from the Department of Veterans Affairs National Patient Care Database, scientists from the University of California-San Francisco analyzed files of 181,093 veterans ages 55 and older without dementia from 1997 to 2000. The mean age at the start of the study was 68, and 97% were male.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-07-12-veterans13_N.htm |
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