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Severe hypoglycaemia, mild cognitive impairment, dementia and brain volumes in older adults with type 2 diabetes: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) cohort study.
Diabetologia - 1 Sept 2018
Lee Alexandra K, Rawlings Andreea M, Lee Clare J, Gross Alden L, Huang Elbert S, Sharrett A Richey, Coresh Josef, Selvin Elizabeth
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: We aimed to evaluate the link between severe hypoglycaemia and domain-specific cognitive decline, smaller brain volumes and dementia in adults with type 2 diabetes, which so far has been relatively poorly characterised. METHODS: We included participants with diagnosed diabetes from the community-based Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. At the participants' fifth study visit...
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