Dual Sensory Impairment and Cognitive Impairment in the Korean Longitudinal Elderly Cohort.
Gi Hwan ByeonGyu Han OhJin Hyeong JhooJae Won JangJong Bin BaeJi Won HanTae Hui KimKyung Phil KwakBong-Jo KimShin Gyeom KimJeong Lan KimSeok Woo MoonJoon Hyuk ParkSeung-Ho RyuJong Chul YounDong Woo LeeSeok Bum LeeJung Jae LeeDong Young LeeYou Joung KimPublished in: Neurology (2021)
Our results suggest that coexisting visual and hearing impairments facilitate dementia prevalence, dementia incidence, and cognitive decline, but visual or hearing impairment alone do not. Visual and hearing impairment may lead to dementia or cognitive decline independent of Alzheimer pathology.