Cognitively stimulating activities to keep dementia at bay

Cognitively stimulating activities to keep dementia at bay

Neurology current issue

Dementia affects a staggering proportion of individuals, imposing a huge cost to our society. There are currently no disease-modifying treatments for dementia, making lifestyle factors that influence dementia risk of utmost importance. One such lifestyle factor that has shown promise in delaying dementia onset is engagement in cognitively stimulating activities, such as reading, writing, and playing games.^1,2 However, the mechanisms by which these activities exert protective effects remain unclear (figure).

Original Article: http://www.neurology.org/cgi/content/short/81/4/308?rss=1

Julio Pereira, MD

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