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Simvastatin is associated with a reduced incidence of dementia and Parkinson's disease
BACKGROUND: Statins are a class of medications that reduce cholesterol by inhibiting 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase. Whether statins can benefit patients with dementia remains unclear because of conflicting results. We hypothesized that some of the confusion in the literature might...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2007
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1955446/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17640385 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1741-7015-5-20 |