Strokes and dementia

[agoodwinsmith]

I know that "dementia" isn't necessarily Alzheimers, but still.

Incidence of dementia soars following a stroke:
https://newsroom.heart.org/news/risk-of-dementia-was-nearly-three-times-higher-the-first-year-after-a-stroke?preview=a1a7&preview_mode=True

Comments

[dewline]

Alzheimer's is - so I'm told - a subset of dementia.

And yeah, having a stroke can accelerate whatever is already underway.