A new study finds that gout is associated with a 17 to 20 percent higher risk of dementia in the elderly.
A common condition, gout is caused by deposits of crystals of uric acid (also known as urate) in the joints, which leads to inflammation. Symptom flares can be unpredictable and debilitating, developing over a few hours and causing severe pain in the joints.
Treating gout includes lowering uric acid levels, although maintaining too low a level is a concern because uric acid is thought...
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source https://psychcentral.com/news/2018/06/17/gout-linked-to-higher-risk-of-dementia/136244.html
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