Open AccessSystemic Inflammation Is Associated with MCI and Its Subtypes: The Sydney Memory and Aging Study
Author(s) -
Julian N. Trollor,
Evelyn Smith,
Bernhard T. Baune,
Nicole A. Kochan,
Lesley V. Campbell,
Katherine Samaras,
John D. Crawford,
Henry Brodaty,
Perminder S. Sachdev
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.026
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1421-9824
pISSN - 1420-8008
DOI - 10.1159/000322092
Subject(s) - inflammation , dementia , medicine , systemic inflammation , psychology , plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 , confounding , plasminogen activator , endocrinology , gerontology , disease
Raised low-grade systemic inflammation has been associated with dementia, and preliminary studies suggest an association with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). This study examines the relationship between systemic inflammation and MCI subtypes.