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C-reactive protein: vascular risk marker in elderly patients with mental illness.

In English

Författare

  • Anna-Karin Nilsson
  • Lars Gustafson
  • Björn Hultberg

Summary, in English

BACKGROUND: There is increasing evidence that vascular disease contributes to cognitive impairment and dementia. Clarification of the role of vascular risk factors in dementia is important because most are modifiable, in contrast to other risk factors such as age and genetics. METHODS: In 428 patients with mental illness we have investigated the relation of vascular disease to diagnoses, and a biochemical parameter, C-reactive protein (CRP), which is associated with inflammation and vascular disease. RESULTS: Patients with vascular disease showed higher CRP levels than patients without vascular disease. Furthermore, patients with Alzheimer's disease showed lower CRP levels than patients with vascular dementia, mild cognitive impairment or depression. There is no obvious reason for this finding, since it could not be attributed to drug treatment. CONCLUSION: The findings indicate that the control of conventional vascular risk factors and therapy could be guided by the level of CRP.

Publiceringsår

2008

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

251-256

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

Volym

26

Issue

3

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

Karger

Ämne

  • Geriatrics
  • Medicinal Chemistry
  • Pharmacology and Toxicology
  • Psychiatry

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 1420-8008