Severe Dementia Predicts Weight Loss by the Time of Death

Background: Body mass index (BMI) in midlife is associated with dementia. However, the association between BMI and late-life obesity is controversial. Few studies have investigated the association between BMI and cognitive performance near the time of death using data from autopsy examination. We ai...

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Main Authors: Aline Maria M. Ciciliati, Izabela Ono Adriazola, Daniela Souza Farias-Itao, Carlos Augusto Pasqualucci, Renata Elaine Paraizo Leite, Ricardo Nitrini, Lea T. Grinberg, Wilson Jacob-Filho, Claudia Kimie Suemoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2021.610302/full