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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2013

Stroke prevention and cognitive reserve: emerging approaches to modifying risk and delaying onset of dementia.

Kevin J Willis, Antoine M Hakim

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Article in Frontiers in neurology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Brain and cognitive reserve: Translation via network control theory.Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2017
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kevin J WillisCanadian Stroke Network Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Antoine M Hakim
Ontario Stroke Network · CAOttawa Hospital · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Demographic changes and improvements in health care are projected to result in dramatic increases in the prevalence of dementia. Alzheimer's disease is widely considered to be the primary cause of dementia - a disease for which there is currently no cure nor effective treatment, and for which it is thought that little can be done to mitigate risk. However, an increasing understanding of the role and extent of vascular contributions to the development of dementia, and appreciation of the interactions between stroke and Alzheimer's disease, suggest that targeting vascular risk factors may be very beneficial in reducing the impact of dementia. We also describe how active stimulation of the brain throughout the life course builds cognitive reserve that can offset or compensate for cognitive decline in later life. Finally, we discuss the implications of these emerging approaches for dementia prevention and advocate for the urgent implementation of more extensive public health strategies to improve vascular health.

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Alzheimer’scognitive reservedementiapreventionstroke

Identifiers

PMID23518689
PMCPMC3604564
OpenAlexW2165309011

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