Risk Factors for Dementia

List of Risk Factors for Dementia

The list of risk factors mentioned for Dementia in various sources includes:

• Age
• Family history of dementia
• Stroke risk factors

Risk factors discussion:

The elderly, those with family histories of dementia, and those with stroke risk factors. Often it is assumed that women are more susceptible to dementia than men. This is not quite true. However, since on average women live longer than men and dementia is age-related, more women live long enough to get dementia, than men (Source: excerpt from DEMENTIA: NWHIC)

Risks factors for Dementia: medical news summaries:

The following medical news items are relevant to risk factors for Dementia:

• Aged homes targeted by State
• AIDS and the elderly
• Alert caregiving for Alzheimer's patients
• Alzheimer's disease epidemic
• Alzheimer's protein affected by body fat
• Alzheimer’s disease and Vioxx
• Cholesterol lowering medication protective against Alzheimer’s disease
• Dementia changes seen in size of brain structures
• Dementia link to cranial blood flow
• Dementia more prevalent in black Americans
• Dementia risk factors determined
• HIV patients face increased risk of diabetes and dementia
• More available treatments for dementia
• Small strokes cause of dementia
• Stroke sufferers benefit from decrease in blood pressure
• More news »

About risk factors:

Risk factors for Dementia are factors that do not seem to be a direct cause of the disease, but seem to be associated in some way. Having a risk factor for Dementia makes the chances of getting a condition higher but does not always lead to Dementia. Also, the absence of any risk factors or having a protective factor does not necessarily guard you against getting Dementia. For general information and a list of risk factors, see the risk center.

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