Adults with ADHD face higher risk of dementia, study shows
A University of Pittsburgh study of 187,000 adults found that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is linked to a fourfold increase in dementia risk.
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Adults aged 50 and older with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder face more than four times the risk of developing dementia or mild cognitive impairment, Fox News reported. The findings come from a study led by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. [1]
According to Fox News, the observational study analyzed the electronic health records and genetic information of more than 187,000 participants. The data was gathered from individuals enrolled in the National Institutes of Health All of Us Research Program in the United States. [1]
Dementia is a progressive syndrome that causes cognitive deficits that impair daily functioning and independence. Alzheimer disease is the most common form of the condition and typically begins with memory impairment involving recent events before causing deficits in language and executive function. [3]
In short
- Adults with ADHD have more than four times the risk of dementia or mild cognitive impairment.
- The University of Pittsburgh study examined health records of more than 187,000 adults aged 50 and older.
- Researchers used data from the National Institutes of Health All of Us Research Program.
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- [1]Dementia risk more than quadruples among adults with common disorderFox News, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
Background
- [2]Diseases of affluence on Wikipedia
- [3]Dementia on Grokipedia
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