Thyroid Hormone and Senile Dementia (review)
- VernacularTitle:甲状腺激素与老年痴呆的关系
- Author:
Xiaohui ZHOU
;
Jing HAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
thyroid hormone, dementia, cognitive dysfunction, Alzheimer disease, vascular dementia, review
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
2008;14(1):46-48
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
With the body senescing,the endocrine function decreased.In the recent more than ten years,a relationship between pituitary-thyroid axis dysfunction and senile psychosis has attracted increasing attention.Thyroxin is thought to be closely related with the cognitive dysfunction and senile dementia.
