Chi-Shin Wu, MD, PhD
National Center for Geriatrics and Welfare Research, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan City, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital, Yunlin Branch, Yunlin, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Original Research
Autoimmune Diseases, Treatments, and Dementia Risk: A Population-Based Case-Control Study from Taiwan
October 15, 2025
Thirteen autoimmune diseases were linked with an elevated dementia risk, particularly Behçet's disease, multiple sclerosis, and lupus. Associations with vascular dementia were stronger than with Alzheimer's disease.
