Association between Alzheimer's disease and Toxocara infection/exposure: a case-control study.
Ali Alizadeh KhatirFariborz MousaviMahdi SepidarkishMahdi ArshadiDelaram ArjmandiMaryam AldaghiAli RostamiPublished in: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2024)
Our findings indicated that Toxocara exposure/infection could be a potential risk factor for development of AD. To better understand a real causality between Toxocara exposure/infection and AD and related dementias, follow-up designed and adequately powered studies are needed.
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