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Abstract
The literature on cognitive function and Alzheimer's disease in non-insulin-dependent diabetes, impaired glucose tolerance and hyperinsulinaemia are briefly summarized. Neuropsychological, epidemilogical and endocrine contributions are reviewed, with an emphasis on the insulin hypothesis as a potential pathophysiological mechanism for Alzheimer's disease.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 9870136 DOI: 10.1097/00019052-199812000-00011
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Opin Neurol ISSN: 1350-7540 Impact factor: 5.710