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Newest in this topic

  1. Family history of Alzheimer's disease limits improvement in cognitive function after bariatric surgery 2014-06-17
  2. Older age does not limit postbariatric surgery cognitive benefits: a preliminary investigation 2014-04-18

Studies

2 studies carry this tag.

Date range

2014

Top journals

  • SAGE open medicine 1
  • Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery 1

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  1. Family history of Alzheimer's disease limits improvement in cognitive function after bariatric surgery

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. SAGE open medicine 2014-06-17 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Family history of Alzheimer's disease may limit post-surgery cognitive benefits.

  2. Older age does not limit postbariatric surgery cognitive benefits: a preliminary investigation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 59 out of 100. Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery 2014-04-18 Cognitive tests and assessment

    The present study provides preliminary evidence suggesting that older age does not preclude postbariatric surgery cognitive benefits.

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