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Would you recommend a GLP-1 agonist as an option to reduce the risk of dementia in patients with a strong family history?

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Primary Care · Mount Sinai Doctors Medical Group

I'm recommending GLP-1 for many things right now, but I haven't yet independently recommended it just to reduce the risk of dementia. However, if microvascular disease can contribute to vascular dementia, then there may be a benefit to better controlling diabetes with this drug.

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