Dementia: Several menopause symptoms may heighten risk

Dementia: Several menopause symptoms may heighten risk

People who experience several menopause symptoms at the same time are more likely to develop poor cognitive function and mild behavior impairments, both of which can be signs of dementia.

Women with more menopausal symptoms are more likely to later have a more deficient cognitive function and mild behavioural alterations, both markers of dementia.This is the conclusion of a study conducted between Calgary University in Canada and Exeter University in the United Kingdom.The study, published in PLOS One, followed 896 postmenopausal women who completed demographic, cognitive and behavioral evaluations and reported being postmenopaus…