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Comment
. 2006 Oct;3(10):e430.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030430.

Can we prevent, delay, or shorten the course of dementia?

Willem A Van Gool  1
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Can we prevent, delay, or shorten the course of dementia?

Willem A Van Gool. PLoS Med. 2006 Oct.

Abstract

Van Gool discusses a new study that found that the prevalence of dementia and severe cognitive impairment in the year before death rises steeply with age.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests: The author is Principal Investigator of pre-DIVA (“Prevention of dementia by intensive vascular care”, ISRCTN #29711771), a study of primary prevention of dementia.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Curves Depicting Severity of Dementia Depending on Age
The solid line gives an estimate of a present individual trajectory. Broken lines illustrate the potential benefit of (A) postponing and shortening the episode with dementia, (B) delaying dementia while reaching a higher age, or (C) preventing dementia.
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