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Dementia Risk Doubles for Vets Diagnosed With PTSD

By Katie DrummondSep 2nd 2010 – 9:45AM

(Sept. 2) -- A concrete link between post-traumatic stress disorder and dementia is quickly being established, as research published this week concludes that PTSD among war veterans doubles their risk of developing the age-related ailment. Researchers at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Texas evaluated 10,481...

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Michael Elias DABAGHI(DEBAKEY) (September 7, 1908 - July 11, 2008) was a world-renowned Lebanese-American cardiac surgeon, innovator, scientist, medical educator, and international medical statesman.

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