Are behavioural and psychological symptoms of Alzheimer type dementia correlated with plasma homocysteine concentration?
This study shows for the first time that BPSD are not associated with hyperhomocysteinaemia in Alzheimer dementia. Although previous studies have identified homocysteine as an independent risk factor in AD, the results reported here do not lend weight to an aetiological role for homocysteine specifically in BPSD.
Adherence to a Mediterranean diet is associated with reduced odds of having hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, diabetes and obesity among elderly people.