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Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs and the Risk of Alzheimer's Disease
NEJM 345:1515-1521,1567, in 'T Veld,B.A.,et al, 2001
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Article Abstract
During an average follow-up period of 6.8 years, dementia developed in 394 subjects, of whom 293 had Alzheimer's disease, 56 vascular dementia, and 45 other types of dementia. The relative risk of Alzheimer's disease was 0.95 (95 percent co nfidence interval, 0.70 to 1.29) in subjects with short-term use of NSAIDs, 0.8 (95 percent confidence interval, 0.62 to 1.11) in those with intermediate-term use, and 0.20 (95 percent confidence interval, 0.05 to 0.83) in those with long-term use. The r isk did not vary according to age. The use of NSAIDs was not associated with a reduction in the risk of vascular dementia. The long-term use of NSAIDs may protect against Alzheimer's disease but not against vascular dementia.
 
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