According to HealthDay (6/9, Preidt), herpes zoster, commonly known as shingles, appears not to be tied to an increased risk of dementia. Investigators arrived at this conclusion after they “analyzed data from more than 247,000 people in Denmark who visited a hospital or were prescribed antiviral medication for shingles over the course of 20 years, and 1.2 million age- and sex-matched people without the illness.” After adjustment for confounding factors, the study revealed that “people with shingles actually had a 7% lower risk of dementia than people who did not have shingles.” The findings were published online in the journal Neurology.
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— “Shingles Won’t Raise Risk for Dementia: Study “Robert Preidt, HealthDay, June 9, 2022