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Subclinical hyperthyroidism and the risk of dementia. The Rotterdam study
Clinical Endocrinology · 2000 · Vol. 53(6) · pp. 733–737
Sandra Kalmijn✉(Cancer Research And Biostatistics)Kala M. Mehta(Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research)Huibert A. P. Pols(Cancer Research And Biostatistics)Albert Hofman(Cancer Research And Biostatistics)Hemmo A. Drexhage(Erasmus MC)Monique M.B. Breteler(Cancer Research And Biostatistics)
Abstract
This is the first prospective study to suggest that subclinical hyperthyroidism in the elderly increases the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
Thyroid Disorders and TreatmentsS100 Proteins and AnnexinsBone health and osteoporosis researchDementiaRotterdam StudySubclinical infectionMedicineInternal medicineProspective cohort studyPopulationEndocrinologyThyroid diseaseAlzheimer's disease
MeSH terms
AgedAlzheimer DiseaseAutoantibodiesDementiaFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansHyperthyroidismIodide PeroxidaseMaleMiddle AgedNetherlandsProspective StudiesRisk FactorsThyrotropin
Funding
- Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen
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