Epidemiological of and risk factors for Alzheimers disease: a review
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| Year of publication | 2012 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Biomedical papers of the Medical Faculty of the University Palacký, Olomouc Czech Republic |
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| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.5507/bp.2012.055 |
| Field | Physiology |
| Keywords | Alzheimers disease; epidemiology; risk factors; prevention |
| Description | Based on epidemiological studies, genetic studies, neuroimaging methods and neuropathology research, three basic etiological hypotheses of the development of AD have been formulated: genetic, vascular and psychosocial. At present, the level of evidence is insufficient for the etiological role of other factors, such as nutrition, occupational exposure to various substances and inflammation. From the point of view of early diagnosis and application of primary or secondary prevention principles, genetic factors are the most important. |
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