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BRAIN DISORDERS AND DEMENTIA CARE
4
th
International Conference on
Neurosurg, an open access journal
ISSN: 2471-9633
D
ementia and depression are common problems for older
patients. An increasing body of literature suggests that
depression is a risk factor for both Alzheimer’s disease and
Vascular Dementia. The relationship between depression
and dementia complicated by overlapping symptoms and
confusion over cause and effect. This review will focus
on the complex relationship between the two conditions
including a discussion of the studies that demonstrate a
causal association, the epidemiology of the two and some of
the brain changes that occur with both conditions.
Speaker Biography
Timothy Lau is a distinguished teacher, faculty of medicine and associate professor for
the department of psychiatry in the University of Ottawa.
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tim.lau@theroyal.caDepression and Dementia
Timothy Lau
University of Ottawa, Canada
Timothy Lau, Neurosurg 2017, 2:2
DOI: 10.21767/2471-9633-C1-005