AHA and ASA Offer Recommendations for Maintaining Brain Health

An expert panel suggests that control of cardiovascular risks and social engagement can preserve cognition.

Neurology Reviews. 2018 April;26(4):48

April 3, 2018|Neurology Reviews

—Erica Tricarico

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