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“Vets with post-traumatic stress are at high risk of dementia,” USA Today, By Mary Brophy Marcus, July 12, 2009

“Veterans who had post-traumatic stress developed dementia at a rate of 10.6% over seven years, while those who didn’t have the disorder had a rate of 6.6%, the researchers reported.”

…read it at www.usatoday.com

….read it at www.usatoday.com

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