High CV burden ‘magnifies dementia risk’ in adults with focal epilepsy
The syndrome was also associated with poorer cognitive function, research shows.
Cardiovascular disease risk modification may be critical to preventing adults with focal epilepsy from developing dementia in later life, UK doctors report.
The advice follows study results suggesting patients with focal epilepsy and high cardiovascular risk were nearly 14 times more likely to be diagnosed with dementia than those without the syndrome.
