临床与实验神经免疫学杂志

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Cerebrovascular Risk Factors (CVRFs) and the Presence of Coexisting Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases

Gabor Jancso

Cerebrovascular chance elements (CVRFs) and comorbid cardiovascular and metabolic sickness have been linked to accelerated cognitive getting older and dementia in the regularly occurring population; however, the contribution of these comorbidities to the hazard of put up anterior temporal lobectomy (ATL) reminiscence decline has been unexamined. We explored the outcomes of CVRFs on postoperative verbal reminiscence decline in a cohort of 22 sufferers with left temporal lobe epilepsy (LTLE) who performed pre- and one-year postsurgical neuropsychological testing. Diagnoses of pastime protected preoperative cardiovascular and metabolic disorders, as nicely as CVRFs [pulse stress proxy, physique mass index (BMI), and fasting glucose]. 23% of sufferers had records of cardiovascular disease, 9% of metabolic disorders, and 38% had a BMI indicating obese or overweight status.