Cognitive decline incidence higher in Southern stroke belt
Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 09:30
in Health & Medicine
New research shows that residents of the Stroke Belta southern portion of the U.S. with significantly elevated stroke morality ratealso have a greater incidence of cognitive decline than other regions of the country. Researchers believe shared risk factors among members of this population are to blame. Results of this study, funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), are published in Annals of Neurology, a journal of the American Neurological Association.