Severe symptoms of menopause linked to dementia, study suggests – GLOBAL

February 12, 2024

A University of Calgary study suggests that severe symptoms of menopause can act as early warning signs for dementia.

Dr. Zahinoor Ismail, a professor of psychiatry, neurology, epidemiology and pathology at the Hotchkiss Brain Institute, said the result comes from an ongoing cross-sectional study about Canadian brains and aging from CAN-PROTECT.

Ismail said his initial interest in the effects of menopause was sparked years ago in his medical practice.

“I remember a case from early 2001 with a woman who presented in the emergency room with a whole host of brain symptoms, both cognition and psychiatric, and it turned out she was just in early menopause,” Ismail told The Canadian Press.

Read more: https://globalnews.ca/news/10288423/menopause-symptoms-dementia-link-study/