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ead Injury Raises Risk of Alzheimer

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Head Injury Raises Risk of Alzheimer's.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Head injury is an independent risk factor for the development of Alzheimer's disease. The risk is independent of whether patients carry apolipoprotein E4 (apo E-4), the genotype known to predispose to the disease, Dr. Lindsay A. Farrer, Ph.D., said in a poster presentation at the ...
January 15, 2000; Family Practice News

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