Alejandro Fernández Cabrera

Alejandro Fernández Cabrera

Alejandro Fernández Cabrera
Position

Neurologist specialising in epilepsy at Lucus Augusti University Hospital (Lugo) and author of a doctoral thesis on the relationship between periodontal disease and brain atrophy.

Topics

Pathological gum inflammation is associated with minor brain damage in elderly people

Periodontal disease—chronic inflammation of the gums—is correlated with minor brain damage in older people, according to a study published in Neurology Open Access. The study compared magnetic resonance images of the brains of 800 adults with periodontal disease with those of 343 people without the condition.

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