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Alzheimer's amd Agent Orange
mswgator
Posted: Saturday, November 18, 2017 7:56 PM
Joined: 4/10/2017
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 Has there been any research on Alz caused by Agent Orange exposure during the Vietnam War?
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Lane Simonian
Posted: Saturday, November 18, 2017 10:21 PM
Joined: 12/12/2011
Posts: 4179

There is one study indicating that the combination of Agent Orange exposure and post-traumatic stress disorder increases the risk for Alzheimer's disease.

http://www.alzheimersanddementia.com/article/S1552-5260(15)02226-8/pdf

This may also be true of Agent Orange and other risk factors for Alzheimer's disease.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23906002
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