Stroke doubles dementia risk, concludes large-scale study
The study analyzed data on stroke and dementia risk from 3.2 million people across the world. The link between stroke and dementia persisted even after taking into account other dementia risk factors such as blood pressure, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Their findings give the strongest evidence to date that having a stroke significantly increases the risk of dementia.
Original source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180831083542.htm
