Role of Inflammatory Markers in Elderly Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment

Document Type : Abstracts

Abstract

 Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment. The etiology of cognitive impairment in people with T2DM is uncertain but chronic hyperglycemia, cerebral microvascular disease, severe hypoglycemia, and increased prevalence of macrovascular disease are implicated.