Liver disease increases the risk of dementia

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Those with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease also have an increased risk of senile dementia. This is the conclusion reached by scientists from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.

Non-alcoholic fatty hepatosis is an accumulation of fat cells in the liver. It does not occur due to the abuse of alcoholic beverages, but for other reasons. And now it has been established that victims of this disease may have an increased risk of encountering various forms of senile dementia.

Unfortunately, in most cases, hepatosis is asymptomatic until it transforms into serious inflammatory liver lesions such as cirrhosis. The disease is most often caused by obesity, hypertension and diabetes.

The study found that victims of hepatitis also have an increased risk of heart disease, and those who have suffered a stroke are at an even greater risk of dementia. In particular, victims of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease have a 38% higher incidence of senile dementia.

However, if we look specifically at vascular dementia, which is caused by inadequate blood flow to the brain, then in this case patients with hepatosis have a 44% higher incidence. greater risk of getting sick. At the same time, an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease was not detected.

If a person with liver disease also suffered from cardiovascular disease, his risk of dementia increases by 50%. The greatest danger is for victims of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease who have suffered strokes. They are two and a half times more likely to develop senile dementia.