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Treatable Condition Misdiagnosed as Dementia in 13% of Cases

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Patients with dementia may instead have hepatic encephalopathy (HE) and should be screened with the Fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) index for cirrhosis, one of the main causes of the condition, new research suggests. The study of more than 68,000 individuals in the general population diagnosed with dementia between 2009 and 2019 found that almost 13% had FIB-4 […]

Author : News Health

Publish date : 2024-07-23 09:55:56

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