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Mild cognitive impairment has usually been associated with aging, however, in recent decades with the increase in the prevalence of pathologies such as obesity, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, and even spinal cord injury, it has become evident that a significant percentage of people who suffer from one or more of these diseases are at greater risk of suffering from some level of cognitive impairment that can lead to the development of various types of dementia.
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We review the main characteristics and mechanisms that promote the development of mild cognitive impairment associated to different pathologies, and briefly describe the various ways in which they have been approach.
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This page is a summary of: Comorbidities Inducing Mild Cognitive Impairment, an Evaluation of the Risk Caused by some Pathological Conditions, November 2021, Bentham Science Publishers,
DOI: 10.2174/9789815039474121020003.
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