A cross-sectional and longitudinal study on the protective effect of bilingualism against dementia using brain atrophy and cognitive measures

A cross-sectional and longitudinal study on the protective effect of bilingualism against dementia using brain atrophy and cognitive measures

Abstract Background Evidence from previous studies suggests that bilingualism contributes to cognitive reserve because bilinguals manifest the first symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) up to 5 years later than monolinguals. Other cross-sectional studies demonstrate that bilinguals show greater amou...

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Main Authors: Víctor Costumero, Lidon Marin-Marin, Marco Calabria, Vicente Belloch, Joaquín Escudero, Miguel Baquero, Mireia Hernandez, Juan Ruiz de Miras, Albert Costa, Maria-Antònia Parcet, César Ávila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Bilingualism
Cognitive reserve
Alzheimer’s disease
Mild cognitive impairment
Brain atrophy
Region-based morphometry
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13195-020-0581-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13195-020-0581-1

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