|Slideshows|May 17, 2017

Aging and Dementia: AAN 2017

Studies examined the impact of blood pressure trajectories on dementia risk and explored the relationship between sleep apnea and Aβ accumulations.

Studies presented on aging and dementia during AAN 2017 Annual Meeting looked at cerebrospinal fluid levels of tau in frontotemporal lobar degeneration, examined the impact of blood pressure trajectories in mid-life and late-life on dementia risk, and explored whether or not sleep apena affected amyloid plaque accumulation.

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