Lumbar spinal stenosis is a risk factor for the development of dementia: locomotive syndrome and health outcomes in the Aizu cohort study.
Hiroshi KobayashiRyoji TominagaKoji OtaniMiho SekiguchiTakuya NikaidoKazuyuki WatanabeKinshi KatoShoji YabukiShin-Ichi KonnoPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2022)
We clarified that LSS is an independent risk factor for dementia development. Our findings suggest the importance of considering the risk of dementia in the decision-making process for the treatment of LSS.