Is there any relation between insulin resistance and cognitive function in the elderly?

IŞIK A. T., CANKURTARAN M., Bozoglu E., Comert B., Doruk H., Mas M. R.

INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS, cilt.19, sa.4, ss.745-756, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1017/s1041610207005406
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.745-756
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: insulin resistance, cognitive status, dementia, elderly
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background: Vascular risk factors are blamed as being involved in the pathogenesis of cognitive dysfunction in the elderly. Alzheimer's disease or vascular-type dementia could be part of a metabolic syndrome. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether there is any relation between insulin resistance and cognitive status of the elderly regarding normal, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), Alzheimer's disease (AD), vascular dementia (VaD) and mixed dementia.