Helicobacter pylori may be involved in cognitive impairment and dementia development through induction of atrophic gastritis, vitamin B-12 folate deficiency, and hyperhomocysteinemia sequence.
Kountouras
Jannis
J
Gavalas
Emmanuel
E
Boziki
Marina
M
Zavos
Christos
C
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