Increased incidence of dementia following herpesvirus infection in the Korean population

• Published in: Medicine Vol. 101; no. 41; p. e31116
• Main Authors: Shim, YongSoo, Park, Minae, Kim, JaeYoung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hagerstown, MD Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 14.10.2022; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Subjects: 5300; Cohort Studies; Dementia; Herpes Simplex; Herpes Zoster; Herpesviridae Infections; Herpesvirus 3, Human; Humans; Incidence; Observational Study; Simplexvirus

Herpesviruses affect the development of dementia. We investigated the association between herpes infection and subsequent diagnoses of dementia. Data from the National Health Insurance Service of South Korea were used. Patients aged ≥50 years with the relevant diagnostic codes in the reference year...