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Exploring the Link Between Rheumatoid Arthritis and Dementia – Rheumatology Advisor
Many studies suggest that there is an increased risk of dementia in patients with RA.
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and Alzheimers disease (AD) are both inflammatory diseases afflicting millions of individuals in the United States. RA affects up to 1.36 million US adults, according to conservative estimates, while AD is believed to affect more than 5.5 million Americans.1,2 As noted in a review published in April 2020 in Cureus, a small but growing body of research indicates the possibility of mechanistic links between RA and AD and other forms of dementia, as well protective or exacerbating…
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