Could lupus raise dementia risk?

 The researchers identified 4,886 individuals who had received a
diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus , and these were matched by age and sex in a 1:5 ratio
to 24,430 people without the condition (the controls). The incidence of
dementia was assessed for each group.
The study revealed that people with SLE were 51 percent more
likely to develop dementia than people without SLE, and this association
persisted across all age groups.
Based on their results, the researchers conclude that "systemic lupus erythematosus is significantly associated with dementia."

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