Hyperlipidemic dementia.
The dementia of a patient with hyperlipidemia improved dramatically on treatment with diet and fenofibrate. Rheologic study showed an abnormality of rouleaux disaggregation, and this disappeared as plasma lipid levels fell and mental state improved.
D002994:Clofibrate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003704:Dementia / Q000150:complications* / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D011345:Fenofibrate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000150:complications* / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000188:drug therapy; D008875:Middle Aged
D002994:Clofibrate; D011345:Fenofibrate